2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JR Kyushu 815: Sui-setz· Public domain
- 2. JRK Series815-N014: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 815 series (815系, 815-kei) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on local services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since 1999.
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 27 years ago, in 1999.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 27 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1999
- in service from
- 1999
- status
- in service
- number built
- 52
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kyushu Railway Company
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4644505, Wikipedia: 815 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.