Overview
The 205 series (205系,nihyaku-go-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
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.
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External Links
English
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_series -Wikipedia
- http://www.allaboutjapantrains.com/205-series.html -All About Japanese Trains
- https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/205_series -Locomotive Wiki at fandom
