# 52 series

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Japanese electric multiple unit train type

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52 series JGR Moha-52 electric multiple unit, first model, at Miyahara in 1936 In service 1936-1983 Manufacturers Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo Constructed 1936-1937 Entered service 1936 Number built 20 vehicles Number preserved 2 vehicles Operators JGR, JNR

The **52 series** (52系) [EMUs](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) were manufactured in 1936-1937 in 3 batches and operated by [Japanese Government Railways](/source/Japanese_Government_Railways) (JGR, later [JNR](/source/Japanese_National_Railways)) for use on the [Hanwa Line](/source/Hanwa_Line), and later used on the [San'yō Main Line](/source/San'y%C5%8D_Main_Line), [JR Kobe Line](/source/JR_Kobe_Line), [JR Kyoto Line](/source/JR_Kyoto_Line) in the [Kansai region](/source/Kansai_region) and the [Iida Line](/source/Iida_Line) in [Nagano Prefecture](/source/Nagano_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan). The trains were developed from the [42 series](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=42_series&action=edit&redlink=1) EMUs.

The 52 series EMUs were retired between 1976 and 1983.

## Preserved examples

Preserved 52 series carriage KuMoHa 52004 at [Sakuma Rail Park](/source/Sakuma_Rail_Park), April 2009

- **KuMoHa 52001**: Suita Depot, [Osaka](/source/Osaka)

- **KuMoHa 52004**: (built in 1937 by Kawasaki Sharyo), [SCMaglev and Railway Park](/source/SCMaglev_and_Railway_Park), Nagoya.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dj324_1-0)** "「リニア・鉄道館」ファーストガイド" ["SCMaglev and Railway Park" First Guide]. *Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine*. **40** (324): 20–33. April 2011.

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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781 Non-revenue/experimental 141 143 145 147 191 193 443 495 591 791 This list shows all JNR EMUs, both active and withdrawn.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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