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- 1. JR Hokkaido 785 series EMU 007: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 785 series (785系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Kamui and Suzuran limited express services in Hokkaido, Japan, since 1990.
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 36 years ago, in 1990.
- 21.6 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 36 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1990
- in service from
- 1990
- status
- in service
- number built
- 37
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 20 kV AC (50 Hz)
- formation
- 2/5 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4643649, Wikipedia: 785 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.