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- 1. JR HOKKAIDO EC735 A-101 TRAIN: JAL EXPRESS· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 735 series (735系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type built in 2010 and operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on suburban services in the Sapporo area in Hokkaido, Japan, since May 2012.
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 14 years ago, in 2012.
- 21.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 148: 3 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
- 2012
- in service from
- 2012
- status
- in service
- number built
- 6
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 20 kV AC
- formation
- 3 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.2 m
- capacity
- 148 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4643262, Wikipedia: 735 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.