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- 1. Series811-Kagoshima-Line: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Series811-P9: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 811 series (811系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on local services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since 1989.
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 37 years ago, in 1989.
- 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
- 1989
- in service from
- 1989
- number built
- 112
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, Kyushu Railway Company
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 20 kV AC 60 Hz
- formation
- 4 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4644485, Wikipedia: 811 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.