The is a commuter 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...

 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 the Kansai Region of Japan.

Overview

The 321 series was developed from the earlier 207 series

207 series

The is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region of Japan since 1991.This EMU was introduced in 1991 to replace ageing 103 series EMUs operating on the Fukuchiyama Line and the Katamachi Line.This train bears no relation to the 207...

 to replace the ageing 201 series

201 series

The is a commuter electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company , and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company ....

 and 205 series

205 series

The is a commuter electric multiple unit train type introduced in 1985 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company .- Lines on which 205 series trains operate :...

 trains on the 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 and replace the 207 series (set Z16) withdrawn due to collision damage sustained in a Amagasaki rail crash

Amagasaki rail crash

The Amagasaki rail crash occurred on 25 April 2005 at 09:19 local time , just after the local rush hour. The Rapid Service came off the tracks on the West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, near Osaka, just before Amagasaki Station on its way for Dōshisha-mae...

 accident in 25 April 2005.

Operations

• 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 San'yō Main Line
  San'yō Main Line
  The is the JR main railway line in western Japan, connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other words the southern edge of western Honshu. The Sanyō Shinkansen line runs largely parallel to its route since 1972...
  
  : –
• Fukuchiyama Line
  Fukuchiyama Line
  The is a railway line of West Japan Railway between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is also called the JR Takarazuka Line...
  
  : – Sasayamaguchi
  Sasayamaguchi Station
  is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Line in Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.- Layout :This station has a side platform with a track and an island platform with 2 tracks....
  
  
• Kosei Line
  Kosei Line
  The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region...
  
  : – –
• JR Tōzai Line
  JR Tozai Line
  is one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the...
  
   and Katamachi Line: Amagasaki
  Amagasaki Station (JR West)
  is a train station on the Tōkaidō Main Line , Fukuchiyama Line and JR Tōzai Line of JR West, located in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, opened in 1874. Until 1997, Amagasaki was only a local stop, but it has since become a major junction with the opening of the JR Tōzai Line...
  
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Formation

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	M'c	M	T	M'	M	M'	Mc
Numbering	KuMoHa 320	MoHa 321	SaHa 321	MoHa 320	MoHa 321	MoHa 320	KuMoHa 321
Capacity	142	156	156	156	156	156	142
Weight	35.1 t	34.1 t	27.3 t	33.3 t	34.1 t	33.3 t	35.6 t

KuMoHa321 and MoHa321 cars each have two scissors-type pantographs.

External links

• Kinki Sharyo information