10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JNR-415: まも· Public domain
- 2. JNR 415 expo liner: spaceaero2· CC BY 3.0
- 3. 401 K810 Katsuta 20030323: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 415-1500 douryokudaisya: JobanLineE531 (TC411-507)· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. 415-1500 fuzuidaisya: JobanLineE531 (TC411-507)· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. 415keisyanai: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Higashiomiya Center eastsaid second area storage track: Hyper Maniac Man· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Higashiomiya Center westsaid second area storage track: Hyper Maniac Man· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 0903110351 415-1500 kyushu nishiyahata: Alt_winmaerik· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. 20060912152620!JNR EC415C: Muyo master ]· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 415 series (415系, 415-kei) is a dual-voltage AC/DC outer-suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1971 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later operated in Japan by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West).
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 55 years ago, in 1971.
- 20 m long: about 4 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
- 1971
- in service from
- 1971
- number built
- 674
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company, West Japan Railway Company
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, East Japan Railway Company, Kyushu Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 120 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC 50 Hz/60 Hz overhead catenary
- formation
- 3/4/7 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
- Dutch name
- JNR 415
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4637562, Wikipedia: 415 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.