10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HB-E300kei-2: Uenokami· CC0
- 2. Gono-Line-HB-E300 Buna: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. HB-E300-105: 掬茶· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. HB-E300-5: 掬茶· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. JR-East-HB-E300-Resort-Asunaro: Mutimaro· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Series HB-E300: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Series HB-E300 AH2 Date-SATONO: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 8. Uetsu-main-line HB-E300 KAIRI: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. HB-E300 air tank: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. HB-E300 lithium-ion rechargeable battery: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The HB-E300 series (HB-E300系) is a hybrid diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on "resort train" services on scenic lines in Japan since October 2010.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 331 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20.6 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- status
- in service
- number built
- 18
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- East Japan Railway Company, Niigata Transys, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 331 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 2/4 cars per set
- length
- 20.6 m
- Dutch name
- HB-E300
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3785517, Wikipedia: HB-E300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.