101 series

101 series
JNR 6-car set at Asaka Station on the Hanwa Line, 1978
In service1957–2003
Replaced72 series
Constructed1957–1969
Entered serviceDecember 1957
Scrapped1987–2014 (not all parts are fully scrapped, other remaining parts such as pantographs are still in use in other rolling stocks such as 121 series/7200 series[1] & remodeled 145 series converted from old 101 series EMUs)
Number built1,535 vehicles
Number in serviceNone (44 vehicles being converted into 145 series multiple locomotive)
Number preserved2 vehicles
Number scrapped1,489 vehicles
Successor103 series, 205 series, 207 series
Formation2, 3, 6, 7, 8 or 10 cars per trainset
OperatorsJNR (1957–1987)
JR East (1987–2003)
JR-West (1987–1992)
Chichibu Railway (1986–2014)
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,879 mm (9 ft 5.3 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Traction motorsMT46
Power output100 kW (134 hp)
Acceleration2.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.2 mph/s) (7-car formation)
3.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.0 mph/s) (all motored cars)
Deceleration3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) (service, 7-car set)
3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesDT21, DT21T, TR64
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 101 series (101系, 101-kei) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type introduced in 1957 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and formerly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). The last remaining trains were withdrawn in November 2003.

  1. ^ Fukuhara, Shunichi (September 2016). 121系近郊形直流電車のあゆみ part2 [The history of the 121 series suburban DC EMU trains (part 2)]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 665. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 94–99.