207 series (JR West)

207 series
207 series
	207-1000 series set S52 in revised livery, February 2021
Manufacturer	JR-West Gotō Works, JR-West Takatori Works, Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo
Replaced	101 series, 103 series, 223-6000 series
Constructed	1991–2003
Entered service	30 April 1991
Refurbished	2014–
Number built	484 vehicles
Number in service	470 vehicles
Number scrapped	7 vehicles (set Z16 and S18, accident damage); 7 vehicles (prototype set F1);
Formation	3/4/6 and 7 (Pre-series set) cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	F1 (Prototype), Z1–Z15, Z17–Z23, H1–H16, T1–T30, S1–S67, X1
Operators	JR-West
Depots	Aboshi
Lines served	A Tōkaidō Main Line; A Sanyo Main Line; B Kosei Line; G Fukuchiyama Line; H JR Tōzai Line; H Katamachi Line; Q Yamatoji Line; ■ Wadamisaki Line;
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency Power transistor (207-0 series); 3-level GTO (207-1000 series); 3-level IGBT (207-2000 series); SiC-MOSFET (refurbished 207-0 series);
Acceleration	2.7 km/(h⋅s) (1.7 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service); 4.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.6 mph/s) (emergency);
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	WPS22A scissors-type pantograph
Braking system(s)	Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking, snow-resistant brake
Safety system(s)	ATS-SW, ATS-P
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 207 series (207系, 207-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in the Kansai Region of Japan since 1991.

This train bears no relation to the 207 series built by JNR and operated by JR East until 2009.^[2]

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^ プロトタイプの世界 – Prototype World. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbunsha. December 2005. pp. 92–93. OCLC 170056962.