#5027· JR Freight EF210
JR Freight Class EF210
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 1996· Japanese Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC freight locomotive type
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRF EF210-117: MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. EF210-119 20150918: kh ws· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. EF210-301 20121028-2a: Taisyo· CC BY 3.0
- 4. EF210-304 Saijo 20151001: kh ws· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. EF210 16: Mitsuki-2368· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. JRF EF210-901 20100331: Sfm at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
- 7. EF210 EL Introduction board: Hyper Maniac Man· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. JRF-EF210-FD7E-01: Rs1421· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. JRF-EF210-FD7E-02: Rs1421· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. JRF-EF210-FD8-01: Rs1421· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Class EF210 (EF210形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) on freight services in Japan. The locomotives are built at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe. Based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, they are primarily used on freight on the Tokaido Main Line and Sanyo Main Line, replacing Class EF66 locomotives.
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 30 years ago, in 1996.
- 3.4 MW is about 40 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 17 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 30 years.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996
- in service from
- 1996
- status
- in service
- number built
- 131
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric
- operators
- Japan Freight Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 3.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead wire
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′Bo′
- length
- 18.2 m
- weight
- 101 t
- Dutch name
- JR Freight EF210
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q841599, Wikipedia: JR Freight Class EF210 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.