2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Series885-Kamome: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. JR Kyushu 885 series SM9 20100822: Gw-Emo· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 885 series (885系) is a tilting AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan. The type is part of Hitachi's A-train family of multiple units.
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 26 years ago, in 2000.
- 125 m long: about 28 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 314: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 26 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2000
- in service from
- 2000
- status
- in service
- number built
- 69
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead line)
- wheel arrangement
- 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 125 m
- capacity
- 314 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q842719, Wikipedia: 885 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.