3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JNR 711 series EMU 029: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 711 series 24 series Jinyamachi Rinkai Yard 20150703: Sappoatu· CC BY 2.5
- 3. JNR 711 series EMU 073: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 711 series (711系, 711-kei) was an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Sapporo area suburban services in Hokkaido, Japan, from 1968 until March 2015. It was the first AC EMU train to be operated in Japan by the former Japanese National Railways (JNR). The last remaining trains in service were withdrawn on 13 March 2015.
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 58 years ago, in 1968.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 47 years (1968–2015).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1968
- in service from
- 1968
- retired
- 2015
- status
- retired
- number built
- 114
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 20 kV AC (50 Hz)
- formation
- 3 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4643062, Wikipedia: 711 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.