EV-E801 series

EV-E801 series
EV-E801 series set G1 in August 2019
ManufacturerHitachi
Built atKudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family nameAccum
ReplacedKiHa 40 series
Constructed2016, 2020
Entered service4 March 2017
Number built12 vehicles (6 sets) [1]
Number in service12 vehicles (6 sets)
Formation2 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersG1-G6
Capacity256 per set
OperatorsJR East
DepotsAkita
Lines servedOu Main Line, Oga Line
Specifications
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Floor height1,135 mm (44.7 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed
  • 110 km/h (68 mph) (overhead wire)
  • 85 km/h (53 mph) (battery)
Traction systemIGBT-VVVF (Hitachi)
Electric system(s)20 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The EV-E801 series (EV-E801系, EV-E801-kei) is a two-car battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Oga Line in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan since 4 March 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "EV-E801系秋田車両センター編成表(最新版)" (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ 2017年3月 ダイヤ改正について [March 2017 timetable revision] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 16 December 2016. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.