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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRE-SeriesE351-S1-SuperAzusa: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. E351 Super Azusa 20100119: かときち (Katokichi)· CC BY 2.1 jp
- 3. 115+E351 Otsuki 20130504: Olegushka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. E351 E353 E257 Matsumoto-Center 20180316: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. E351 Lastrun: DENDEN0211· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. E351 Lastrun2: DENDEN0211· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. E351 Super Azusa 32 shinjuku 20180316: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. E351系 s22編成: Haswell2011· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Haijima-Station-Eastside-Custody line-In E351: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. JNR 189 (JR East) "Holiday-Rapid Fujisan" with a JR East E351 2013-07-14: ume-y· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The E351 series (E351系) was a tilting electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Chuo Main Line Super Azusa limited express services in Japan from 1993 to 2018. First introduced in December 1993 (initially on Azusa services), a total of 60 vehicles were built, formed as five eight-car main sets (numbers S1 to S5) and five four-car supplementary (numbers S21 to S25) sets.
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 33 years ago, in 1993.
- 3.6 MW is about 42 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Served for 25 years (1993–2018).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1993
- in service from
- 1993
- retired
- 2018
- status
- retired
- number built
- 60
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 3.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- formation
- 4/8 cars per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q848083, Wikipedia: E351 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.