2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 731 series G116 Otaru 20090830: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. JR Hokkaido 731 series EMU 102: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 731 series (731系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Sapporo area suburban services in Hokkaido, Japan since 1996.
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.
- 21.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996
- in service from
- 1996
- number built
- 63
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Hitachi Rail, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead line)
- formation
- 3 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4643248, Wikipedia: 731 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.