201 series

The 201 series (201系, ni-maru-ichi kei / nihyaku-ichi kei^?) is a type of Electric Multiple Unit rolling stock used on some commuter lines by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company (both formerly Japanese National Railways) since 1979.

It was the first JNR train to use electronic chopper control.^[1]

Railway lines used

The 201 series stock has been used on a large number of lines by the two train companies that own them.

• JR East
  • Chūō Main Line (Rapid) (from 1979 to present day)
  • Chūō-Sōbu Line (from 1982 to 2001)
  • Ōme Line (from 1999 to present day)
  • Itsukaichi Line (from 1999 to present day)
  • Hachikō Line (Hachiōji to Komagawa)
  • Keiyō Line, Sotobo Line, Togane Line (from 1998 to present day)
• JR West
  • Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line: Kyoto - Osaka, JR Kobe Line: Osaka - Kobe), Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line: Kobe - Himeji) (from 1983 to 2007)
  • Kosei Line (from 1997 to 2007)
  • Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) (from 1997 to 2007)
  • Osaka Loop Line (from 2005 to present day)
  • Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) (from 2005 to present day)
  • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), Sakurai Line, Wakayama Line (from 2006 to present day)

External links

• JR 201 series (Japanese)

References

• 2006 JR Rolling Stock Handbook - Neko Publishing
• JR EMU Formations (Winter 2007) - JRR Publishing

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