5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRS DC 1500-1513: Mitsuki-2368· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. JR shikoku 1500 series 1567 at takamatsu: Spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. JR shikoku 1500 series 1568 at takamatsu: Spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. JR shikoku 1500series 1506 1510 tokushima: Spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. JR四国1500形気動車7次車: ShutetsuTrain· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The 1500 series (1500形) is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan since 2006.
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 20 years ago, in 2006.
- 336 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 20 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2006
- in service from
- 2006
- status
- in service
- number built
- 34
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kinki Sharyo, Niigata Transys
- operators
- Shikoku Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 336 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- Single car
- length
- 20.8 m
- capacity
- 38 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11226210, Wikipedia: JR Shikoku 1500 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.