10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. EH200-10-Shinonoi-Line: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. EH200-8 Takasaki 20100509: PYONCHI at Japanese Wikipedia· Public domain
- 3. EH200-901 Hachioji 20030913: DAJF This photo was taken with Sony DSC-F707· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. EH200 yamate: toshinori baba· Public domain
- 5. JR Freight EH200-2 Hachioji 20040726: Chabata k· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. EH200-3 Shitte Station 2020-03-17: Justin Foulger· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. EH200-17＋Taki1000 Oil freight train 20240311: 快速踊り子· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Blue Thunder "Eco Power" EH200-8 and Eh200-3 electric train locomotives at Shin-Kawasaki station: Syced· CC0
- 9. EH200-6 NanbuLine Shukugawara 20080224: Olegushka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. JoetsuLine-EH200: Haru0621· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Class EH200 (EH200形) is a Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement twin unit DC electric freight locomotive operated by JR Freight in Japan since 2001.
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 25 years ago, in 2001.
- 4.5 MW is about 53 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 25 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2001
- in service from
- 2001
- number built
- 25
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Toshiba
- operators
- Japan Freight Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 4.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead wire
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- length
- 25 m
- weight
- 134 t
- Dutch name
- JR Freight EH200
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6108876, Wikipedia: JR Freight Class EH200 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.