The is a suburban electric multiple unit

Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...

 train type introduced in 1985 by Japanese National Railways

Japanese National Railways

, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...

 (JNR), and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company

The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...

 (JR Central) and formerly also operated by West Japan Railway Company

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 (JR West) in Japan.

Design

The 211 series was developed by Japan National Railways to replace older 113 series

113 series

The is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1963 by Japanese National Railways , currently operated by Central Japan Railway Company , West Japan Railway Company , and Shikoku Railway Company , and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company .The design was...

 and 115 series

115 series

The is a DC electric multiple unit train type developed by Japanese National Railways and now operated by East Japan Railway Company , West Japan Railway Company , and the Shinano Railway.-JR East:...

 trains. The 211 series incorporated regenerative brake

Regenerative brake

A regenerative brake is an energy recovery mechanism which slows a vehicle or object down by converting its kinetic energy into another form, which can be either used immediately or stored until needed...

s and stainless body construction.

Variants

• 211-0 series (basic version with transverse seating)
• 211-1000 series (cold region version with transverse seating)
• 211-2000 series (basic version with all longitudinal seating)
• 211-3000 series (cold region version with all longitudinal seating)
• 211-5000 series (JR Central version)
• 211-6000 series (JR Central version with single motored car)
• Joyful Train
  Joyful Train
  is the name given to railway rolling stock or train sets operated by the JR Group in Japan primarily for charters, special events, tourist excursions, and other similar purposes.-History:...
  
   variants (JR West version)

211-0, 211-2000 series

• Tōkaidō Main Line
  Tokaido Main Line
  The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
  
   and Ito Line: Tokyo – Numazu/Ito
• Tōkaidō Main Line: Hamamatsu – Maibara

211-1000, 211-3000 series

• Tōhoku Main Line: Ueno – Kuroiso
• Takasaki Line
  Takasaki Line
  The is a Japanese railway line which runs between Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company ....
  
  : Ueno – Takasaki
• Ryōmō Line
  Ryomo Line
  The is a Japanese railway line between the cities of Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture and Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture. long, the line is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company . The name refers to the fact that Gunma and Tochigi prefectures were once part of an ancient province called ,...
  
  : Takasaki – Oyama
• Shinetsu Line: Takasaki – Yokokawa
• Sōbu Main Line: Chiba – Chōshi (via Yachimata)
• Narita Line
  Narita Line
  The is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .The main line runs between Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station , and is sometimes referred to as the...
  
  : Chiba – Chōshi (via Narita)
• Kashima Line
  Kashima Line
  The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company . It links Katori Station with Kashima Soccer Stadium Station, by crossing and then following the Tone River, the border between Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture.-Operation:...
  
  : Sawara – Kashima-Jingu
• Togane Line
• Uchibō Line: Chiba – Awa-Kamogawa (via Kisaradu)
• Sotobō Line: Chiba – Awa-Kamogawa (via Katuura)

211-5000, 211-6000 series

• Tōkaidō Main Line
  Tokaido Main Line
  The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
  
  : Atami – Maibara
• Chūō Main Line
  Chuo Main Line
  The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...
  
  : Nagoya – Nagiso
• Kansai Main Line
  Kansai Main Line
  The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
  
  : Nagoya – Kameyama
• Aichi Loop Line
  Aichi Loop Line
  is a Japanese railway line between Okazaki Station, Okazaki and Kōzōji Station, Kasugai, operated by . The company or the line is abbreviated as . This is the only line the company operates...
  
  : Kozoji – Okazaki

Joyful Train sets

• Super Saloon Yumeji: 3 car set converted from 211 and 213 series
  213 series
  The is a suburban electric multiple unit introduced in March 1987 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company and Central Japan Railway Company in Japan....
  
   coaches which entered service in 1988 and withdrawn in March 2010. Operated by JR West and based at Okayama Depot.

External links

• JR East 211 series