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DEC700
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 2024· type of diesel railcar in Japan
5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRW DEC700-1 Rapid Harenomori: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 2. JRW DEC700-1 Outside-LED: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 3. JRW DEC700-1 WDT70: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 4. JRW DEC700-1 WTR252: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 5. 快速「ハレのモリ」号で運用するDEC700形。: 乾英雄· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The DEC700 is a low capacity diesel-electric multiple unit operated by JR West, being part of the efACE family. The sole unit, DEC700-1, was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and has been in service since September 28, 2024. The body of the DMU was based on the 225 and 227 series EMUs also operated by JR West.
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 2 years ago, in 2024.
- 20 m long: about 4 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
- 2024
- in service from
- 2021
- status
- in service
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel-electric multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
- operators
- West Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B-B
- formation
- Single unit
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q108128494, Wikipedia: DEC700 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.