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9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRW series381 Yamatoji(Mahoroba): w0746203-1· CC BY 3.0
- 2. JRW 381 Kounotori 20130105: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. JNR 381 shinano yamazaki: spaceaero2· CC BY 3.0
- 4. JNR EC Tc381-7: 永尾信幸· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. JNR TC381 Matsumoto 19840822: Hahifuheho· CC0
- 6. JNR TC381-100 Matsumoto 19840822: Hahifuheho· CC0
- 7. Kuroshio 381 Minabe-Iwashiro 19850506: Olegushka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Kuroshio 381 Tennoji 19800323: Olegushka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Hanwa-Liner1: MASA ( talk )（投稿者本人撮影）· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 381 series (381系, 381-kei) was a tilting DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1973 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan.
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 53 years ago, in 1973.
- 21.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 51 years (1973–2024).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1973
- in service from
- 1973
- retired
- 2024
- status
- retired
- number built
- 277
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead lines
- formation
- 3/4/6/7/9 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.3 m
- Dutch name
- JNR 381
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4635939, Wikipedia: 381 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.