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E001 series

Japanese hybrid diesel/electric luxury cruise train introduced in May 2017
Class type of: electro-diesel multiple unit, passenger train, multiple unit Q19317696

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of
rolling stock class
Inception
February 27, 2017[20]
Official website
www.jreast.co.jp[22]

Location

Country
Japan[14]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Aomori Prefecture, Hokkaido[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Population and size

Length
+21115[29]
More facts +9
Owned by
East Japan Railway Company[15]
Subclass of
electro-diesel multiple unit, passenger train, multiple unit
Country of origin
Japan[19]
Location of creation
Kobe[28]
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company[17][18]
Operator
East Japan Railway Company[16]
Service entry
May 1, 2017[21]
Track gauge
1067 mm track gauge[27]
Type of electrification
1500 V DC railway electrification, 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification, 20 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification, 20 kV, 60 Hz AC railway electrification[23][24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
en E001 series en Shiki-shima en Train Suite Shiki-shima en Train Suite Shikishima de E001 es Tren Shiki-shima es Serie E001 es Tren Shikishima fa قطار مجلل شیکی‌شیما fr Série E001 id Kereta api Shiki-Shima id Kereta Shikishima it Treno JR East E001 ja E001系 ja JR東日本E001形電車 ja JR東日本E001系電車 ja TRAIN SUITE 四季島 ja トランスイート四季島 ja 四季島 ko 트레인 스위트 시키시마
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
JR East E001 series Train Suite Shiki-shima 20170619.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/012w3_k4

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🔗 Connections
Located in the administrative territorial entity 9
Tokyo, Fukushima Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture +1 more
Instance of 2
multiple unit, rolling stock class
Manufacturer 2
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company
Country 1
Japan
Country of origin 1
Japan
Location of creation 1
Kobe
Operator 1
East Japan Railway Company
Owned by 1
East Japan Railway Company
Subclass of 1
passenger train
Track gauge 1
1067 mm track gauge
← Vehicle normally used 1
Dōnan Isaribi line
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Summary

E001 series is a rolling stock class[1]. It is a type of electro-diesel multiple unit[2], passenger train[3], and multiple unit[4].

Related Entities

East Japan Railway Company Japan Kawasaki Heavy Industries

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country → Japan
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