# 153 series > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/153_series > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/153_series.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/153_series > Source revision: 1354008920 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Japanese electric multiple unit train type You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (September 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Japanese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. 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Find sources: "153 series" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2019) 153 series A JNR 153 series EMU in "Shonan" livery on a Tokaido Main Line Izu service In service 1958-1983 Manufacturers Nippon Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Kinki Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Replaced 80 series (Tōkai service) Constructed 1958–1962 Scrapped 1981–1987 Number built 630 vehicles Number in service None Successor 185 series Operator JNR Line served Tokaido Main Line Specifications Car body construction Steel Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in) Width 2,900 mm (9 ft 6 in) Doors 2 per side Traction system Resistor control (CS12 type) Traction motors MT46 Power output 100kWx4 per motored car Transmission Hollow Parallel Cardan Drive shaft Gear ratio 4.21 (19:80) Electric system 1,500 V DC Current collection overhead catenary Safety system ATS Coupling system Shibata-type Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) The **153 series** (153系, *153-kei*) was an [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train type operated by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) from 1958 until 1983.[1] ## Interior - Interior of a non-air-conditioned 153 series car ## History The first trains, initially classified 91 series (91系, *91-kei*), entered revenue service on 1 November 1958 on *Hiei* semi express services operating on the [Tokaido Main Line](/source/Tokaido_Main_Line) between [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo_Station) and [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya_Station). They were renumbered into the JNR three-digit classification system from 1 June 1959.[1] From 1972, 153 series sets were introduced on *Special Rapid* services in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area to compete against private railway operators.[1] These were replaced by [117 series](/source/117_series) EMUs by the end of 1980.[1] - A 153 series set on a *Special Rapid* service in 1978 The last sets remained in service on Tokaido Main Line *Hiei* and *[Tokai](/source/Tokai_(train))* services until March 1983.[1] ## See also - [155 series](/source/155_series) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR 153](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_153). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_1-4) 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. pp. 22–31. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-7770-1532-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-7770-1532-0). v t e Electric multiple units of Japanese National Railways DC commuter/suburban 12 63 70 72 101 103 105 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 201 203 205 207 211 213 301 DC express/limited express 52 80 151 153 155 157 159 161 165 167 169 181 183 185 187 189 381 AC/DC commuter/suburban 401 403 411 413 415 417 419 421 423 AC/DC express/limited express 451 453 455 457 471 473 475 481 483 485 487 489 581 583 AC commuter/suburban 711 713 715 717 AC limited express 781 Non-revenue/experimental 141 143 145 147 191 193 443 495 591 791 This list shows all JNR EMUs, both active and withdrawn. Shinkansen types are omitted. This Japanese rail transport related article is a stub. 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