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- 1. JR-Series305-W5: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 305 series (305系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on the Chikuhi Line and Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line through-running services in Kyushu, Japan, since 5 February 2015. The entire fleet of 6 six-car sets (36 vehicles) was scheduled to be in service by the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision.
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
- First built 11 years ago, in 2015.
- 2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 851: 17 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2015
- in service from
- 2015
- status
- in service
- number built
- 36
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 2.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- Overhead catenary
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.3 m
- capacity
- 851 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17988941, Wikipedia: 305 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.