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165 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 1963· Japanese express electric multiple unit train type
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- 1. Jnr165 shonan-colour(revival)-last run: Sui-setz· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 165 series (165系, 165-kei) was an express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1963 by Japanese National Railways (JNR).
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 63 years ago, in 1963.
- Served for 46 years (1963–2009).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1963
- in service from
- 1963
- retired
- 2009
- status
- retired
- number built
- 701
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 120 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
- formation
- 3, 4, 6 cars per set
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4551617, Wikipedia: 165 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.