105 series

Japanese train type July 2020 105 series JRW series105 Kabe-02.jpg 300px Set K09 on a Kabe Line service in May 2012 70 series (JNR) 70 series ja 国鉄70系電車 (Fukuen Line) 227 series 1981–1990 1981 2019–present 60 vehicles 62 vehicles (converted from 103-1000 series)4 vehicles (converted from 103-0 series) 84 vehicles (42 sets) 42 vehicles 2/4 cars per trainset JNR (1981–1987) JR East (1987–1998) JR-West (1987–present) Hineno, Okayama, Shimonoseki, Hiroshima Kisei Main LineSanyō Main LineFukuen LineUbe LineOnoda Line Steel 20000 mm ftin on 2800 mm ftin on 3/4 pairs per side 100 km/h mph 5 on Resistor control 440 kW per car with motors 1,500 V DC Overhead catenary pantograph Dynamic brake, Electro-pneumatic brake, Hand brake 1067mm on The 105 series 105系 105-kei is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated on local services by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan since 1981. They were also formerly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).ja: JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009 Neko Publishing 2009 Japan 352–353 978-4-7770-0836-0 Overview The 105 series was introduced in 1981 to replace early EMU types operating on the Fukuen Line, Ube Line, and Onoda Line in western Japan. The rural nature and low line speed of these lines meant that 101 series or 103 series commuter EMUs would have been unnecessarily over-powered with their high proportion of motored cars, and so the 105 series was designed with one motored car per two cars. Fukuhara Shunichi ja: 105系通勤形電車のあゆみ その１ History of the 105 series commuter EMU - Part 1 Japan Railfan Magazine 52 613 108–111 May 2012 The first sets introduced were 105-0 series two-car sets which were newly built in 1981 with three pairs of doors per side. 105-500 series two-car sets were later introduced, converted from former 103 series EMU cars, with four pairs of doors per side. As of 1 April 2012, 56 2-car sets are operated by JR-West, based at Hineno, Okayama, Shimonoseki, and Hiroshima depots.ja:JR電車編成表 2012夏 JR EMU Formations - Summer 2012 JRR May 2012 Japan 408 978-4-330-28612-9 105-0 series 60 105-0 series vehicles were built in 1981, formed as two-car sets for use on the Onoda Line and Ube Line, and four-car sets for use on the Fukuen Line. Fukuhara Shunichi ja: 105系通勤形電車のあゆみ その２ History of the 105 series commuter EMU - Part 2 Japan Railfan Magazine 52 614 120–123 June 2012 Initially, these sets were not equipped with air-conditioning. Formations These were originally formed as follows. 4-car sets KuMoHa 105 SaHa 105 MoHa 105 KuHa 104 The KuMoHa and MoHa cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph. 2-car sets KuMoHa 105 KuHa 104 The KuMoHa cars are equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph. Interior Seating accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout each car. 105-500/600 series thumb|103-1000 series(for comparison) The 105-500/600 series variant was introduced from October 1984, coinciding with the electrification of the Nara Line between Kyoto and Nara, and the Wakayama Line between Wakayama and Gojō. Fukuhara Shunichi ja:105系通勤形電車のあゆみ その３ History of the 105 series commuter EMU - Part 3 Japan Railfan Magazine 52 616 96–101 August 2012 Budget restraints prevented the construction of new trains, and instead, former Jōban Line 103-1000 series EMU cars made surplus by the introduction of 203 series EMUs were modified with the addition of new cab ends to form 2-car 105-500 series sets. Senseki Line sets thumb|Senseki Line 2-car set, 1992 In March 1987, four former 103 series air-conditioned driving cars were converted to become 2-car 105 series sets for use on the Senseki Line in the Sendai area. These sets retained the original non-gangwayed 103 series cab ends.ja: JR全車輛ハンドブック'92 JR Rolling Stock Handbook 1992 Neko Publishing 1992 Japan 242 References Category:Electric multiple units of Japan Category:East Japan Railway Company Category:Train-related introductions in 1981 Category:1500 V DC multiple units of Japan Category:Japanese National Railways Category:1981 establishments in Japan