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315 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 2022· electric multiple unit train type operated by JR Central in Japan
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- 1. Series315 C6: ひろばのさるの· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 315 series (315系, 315-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in the Nagoya and Shizuoka areas on 5 March 2022.
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 4 years ago, in 2022.
- 20.1 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
- 2022
- in service from
- 2022
- status
- in service
- number built
- 352
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Central Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
- formation
- 4/8 cars per set
- length
- 20.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q106089805, Wikipedia: 315 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.