80 series

80 series
A JNR 80-0 series train at Narai station on the Chuo Main Line in 1979
In service	1949-1983
Number built	652 vehicles
Number preserved	2 vehicles
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 80 series (80系, 80-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1949 until 1983.^[1] A total of 652 vehicles were built.^[2]

Variants

80-0 series
80-100/200 series: Trains introduced from 1956 with increased seat pitch and improvements for use in cold regions^[1]
80-300 series: Trains with all-steel bodies^[1]

An all-steel-bodied 80-300 series unit in 1983

Interior

The Interior of preserved car MoHa 80001

Preserved examples

Two first-batch 80 series cars, driving car KuHa 86001 and intermediate car MoHa 80001, are preserved on display at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto.^[2]

KuHa 86001 on display at the Kyoto Railway Museum in May 2016

References

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1 2 3 写真とイラストで見る国鉄急行型電車のすべて [JNR Express EMUs in pictures] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 29 November 2013. p. 10-21. ISBN 978-4-7770-1532-0.
1 2 Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-4863209282.

Electric multiple units of Japanese National Railways

DC commuter/suburban	12 52 63 72 101 103 105 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 201 203 205 207 211 213 301

DC express/limited express	80 151 153 155 157 159 161 165 167 169 181 183 185 189 381

AC/DC commuter/suburban	401 403 413 415 417 419 421 423

AC/DC express/limited express	451 453 455 457 471 473 475 481 483 485 489 581 583

AC commuter/suburban	711 713 715 717

AC limited express	781

Non-revenue/experimental	141 143 145 147 193 443 591 791

This list shows all JNR EMUs, both active and withdrawn. Shinkansen types are omitted.

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