205 series

A Commuter train, Originally operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR),Later operated by JR.

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1 Overview

2 Design variants

3 Operations

4 History

5 Withdrawal and resale

6 Related Illustrations

7 External Links

8 Articles in other language

Overview

The 205 series (205系,205-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU)

commuter train type introduced in 1985 by Japanese National Railways (JNR),

and inherited by JR East and JR West after the privatization two years later.

it is currently operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East),West Japan Railway Company (JR West),Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu) and KAI Commuter in Indonesia

Was the first mass produced train built by the JNR to use stainless steel.

it was also far more energy efficient than the Series 103 trains that it used on many of its lines such as the Yamanote Line.

The Series 205 adopted a similar asymmetrical face design to the Series 201

but moved the headlights from below to the roof to underneath the windows

One feature that set this train apart to from its predecessors was that is unpainted A colored sticker was stuck to the side of each train instead to help people distinguish trains form each other and aslo to save money

Design variants

205-0 series
205-500 series
205-600 series
205-1000 series (JR East)
205-1000 series (JR West)
205-1100 series
205-1200 series
205-3000 series
205-3100 series
205-5000 series

Operations

JR East (in alphabetical order)

Nambu Branch Line: 2-car 205-1000 series sets (x3) (from 2002)(rebuilt by JR East from former 205-0 series sets)
Senseki Line:4-car 205-3100 series sets (from 2004) (rebuilt by JR East from former 205-0 series sets with passenger-operated door controls,toliets,and passenger seating which can be arranged in either transverse or longitudinal)
Tsurumi Line: 3-car 205-1100 series sets (x9) (from 25 August 2004)(rebuilt from former 205-0 sets)

JR West

Nara Line: 4-car JR West 205-0 and 205-1000 series sets (transferred from Hanwa Line services)

Fuji Kyuko

Fujikyuko Line: 3-car Fujikyu 6000 series sets converted from 205 series cars

KAI Commuter (in alphabetical order)

Duri-Tangerang Line: 8/12-car 205 series sets since 2018.
Jakarta Kota-Bogor Line: 8-car,10-car (since 2014)and 12-car (since 2015) 205 series sets.
Cikarang Loop Line: 8-car (since 2014),10-car (since 2015) and 12-car (since 2015) 205 series sets.
Rangkasibitung Line: 10-car (since 2016) 205 series sets.
Tanjung Priok Line: 8-car (since 2014) 205 series sets.

History

The 205 series was designed in 1982 as a cheap-to-produce train that could complement the 201 series sets witch where considered to be expensive to produce due to the latter's thyristor chopper-controlled traction systems.

The first set entered service on the Yamanote Line on 1985,and has remained a staple of the JR fleet network ever since.

Withdrawal and resale

Fuji Kyuko

A number of former 205 series trains were sold to Fuji Kyuko in 2011 and modified to become 3-car 6000 series sets,entering service from February 2012. four more withdrawn JR East 205 series cars (KuHa 205-107 + MoHa 205-287 + MoHa 204-287 + KuHa 204-107)were resold to Fuji Kyuko following withdrawal in November 2016

Indonesia

A total of 812 vehicles (102 sets)from withdrawn Saikyo Line,Yokohama Line, Nambu Line and Musashino Line sets were exported to Kereta Commuter Indonesia in Jakarta between late 2013 up to October 2020. In Japan, the 205 series which were imported to Indonesia operates in the formation of 6,8, or 10 trains However, in Indonesia the 205 series is rearranged so that it can be operated with a formation of 10 or 12 trains, so that only the series from the Saikyo Line still uses its original formation when operating in Japan, while the series formations from the Yokohama, Nambu and Musashino lines are almost entirely is allready no longer original.