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185 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1981· Japanese electric multiple unit train type
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Series185-OM08 Tokaido-Line: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Series185-C6 Shonan-Liner: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 185 series (Japanese: 185系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) primarily on mid-distance limited express services centering on Tokyo. As of August 2024, two sets operate as Special Limited Express trains. The class is broadly divided into two variants: 185–0 series for use south-west of Tokyo, and 185–200 series originally for use north of Tokyo.
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 45 years ago, in 1981.
- 20.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 40 years (1981–2021).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1981
- in service from
- 1981
- retired
- 2021
- status
- retired
- number built
- 227
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 120 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead lines
- formation
- 5/6/7/10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.3 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4555028, Wikipedia: 185 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.