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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JR East E257 Limited Express Azusa: Sui-setz· Public domain
- 2. E257-5000 Ltd Exp Shinjuku Sazanami at Akihabara Station: JUKabatake· CC0
- 3. E257-500 NB-10 KuHa E256-510 Choshi Station 20130824: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. E257-500 NB-10 KuHa E257-510 Choshi Station 20130824 (1): DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. E257-500 NB-10 MoHa E256-510 Choshi Station 20130824: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. E257-500 NB-10 MoHa E257-1510 Choshi Station 20130824: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. E257-500 NB-10 MoHa E257-510 Choshi Station 20130824: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. E257-freespace: ja:user:takasunrise0921· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. JR East E257 series EMU 021: Ten-nen Gas· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Series-E257-2000 NA05 Odoriko-EXP: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The E257 series (E257系, E257-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan for limited express services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and built jointly by Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation.
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 25 years ago, in 2001.
- 21 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 25 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2001
- in service from
- 2001
- status
- in service
- number built
- 249
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- formation
- 5/9 cars per trainset, Formerly: 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 21 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q843322, Wikipedia: E257 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.