# 159 series

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Japanese electric multiple unit train type

159 series In service 1961–1980 Manufacturer Nippon Sharyo Constructed 1961–1962 Refurbished 1975 Number built 16 cars (3 sets) Number in service None Number preserved None Formation 4/8 cars per set Operator JNR Depot Ogaki Specifications Car body construction Steel Doors 2 per side Electric system 1,500 V DC Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The **159 series** (159系) was an [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train type operated by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) from 1961 until 1980.[1] They were originally designed for and used on school excursion trains running between Tokyo and the Nagoya area via the [Tokaido Main Line](/source/Tokaido_Main_Line).[1]

## Exterior

155 series (for comparison)

Broadly based on the earlier 155 series trains, the 159 series trains were also initially painted in the JNR excursion train livery of "lemon yellow" and "light scarlet".[1]

## Formations

The fleet consisted of one 8-car and two 4-car sets, formed as shown below, and based at Ogaki Depot in [Gifu Prefecture](/source/Gifu_Prefecture).[2]

### 8-car set

Designation Tc M' M T T M' M Tc Numbering KuHa 159 MoHa 158 MoHa 159 SaHa 159 SaHa 159 MoHa 158 MoHa 159 KuHa 159

- The MoHa 154 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type [pantograph](/source/Pantograph_(rail)).[2]

### 4-car sets

Designation Tc M' M Tc Numbering KuHa 159 MoHa 158 MoHa 159 KuHa 159

- The MoHa 158 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]

### Key

- Tc: driving trailer

- T: intermediate trailer

- M: intermediate motor with control equipment

- M': intermediate motor

## History

The 159 series sets entered service from 2 April 1961 on *Komadori* (こまどり) school excursion services running on the [Tokaido Main Line](/source/Tokaido_Main_Line) between [Shinagawa Station](/source/Shinagawa_Station) in Tokyo and [Ogaki Station](/source/Ogaki_Station) in Aichi Prefecture.[3] Trains carried [headboards](/source/Headboard_(train)) on the front with the name of the train.[1] An additional four-car set was delivered in 1962 to allow 16-car formations to be run.[2]

The *Komadori* school excursion services were discontinued in 1973, and the 159 series were reassigned to use on "rapid" limited-stop services and charter train services, repainted into the *Shonan* livery of orange and green.[2]

The entire fleet was withdrawn from service by fiscal 1980.[1] No 159 series vehicles have been preserved.[4]

## See also

- [155 series](/source/155_series)

- [167 series](/source/167_series)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-4) Matsumoto, Norihisa (April 2014). "初登場の修学旅行電車" [The first school-excursion trains]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)* (in Japanese). **54** (636): 126–131.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-4) *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*]. Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 29 November 2013. pp. 40–43. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-7770-1532-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-7770-1532-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-teramoto2001_3-0)** Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001). *国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典* [*JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia*]. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 239. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-88732-093-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-88732-093-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sasada2012_4-0)** Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). *国鉄&JR保存車大全* [*JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide*]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 127. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4863206175](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4863206175).

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.

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