# E655 series

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Japanese train type

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E655 series E655 series in February 2022 In service 2007–present Manufacturers Hitachi, Tokyu Car Corporation Designer Kenmochi Design Associates Constructed 2007 Number built 6 vehicles Number in service 6 vehicles Formation 5–6 cars per trainset (can be rearranged) Capacity 107[1] Operator JR East Depot Oku[2] Specifications Car body construction Aluminium alloy Car length 21.365 m (70 ft 1.1 in) (end cars, over couplers) 20.500 m (67 ft 3.1 in) (intermediate cars) Width 2.946 m (9 ft 8.0 in) Height 3.940 m (12 ft 11.1 in) (head of end cars) 3.695 m (12 ft 1.5 in) (side roof cover height) 3.960 m (12 ft 11.9 in) (with pantograph folded) Doors 1 per side Maximum speed 130 km/h (81 mph)[1] Traction system 2-level IGBT-VVVF (Hitachi) Traction motors 4 × Hitachi MT75A 140 kW (188 hp) 3-phase AC squirrel-cage induction motor Power output 2.24 MW (3,004 hp) Electric systems 1,500 V DC and 20 kV 50/60 Hz AC, all from overhead catenary Current collection Pantograph Safety systems ATS-P, ATS-Ps Multiple working E657 series Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The **E655 series** (E655系) is an [AC](/source/Alternating_current)/[DC](/source/Direct_current) dual-voltage [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train operated by [East Japan Railway Company](/source/East_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR East) in Japan. The single 5-car trainset is used as a luxury charter train called *Nagomi* (なごみ(和)), and also as the [Imperial train](/source/Royal_Train) by inserting a dedicated Imperial carriage.[1]

## Formation

The trainset is normally formed as a five-car set, as shown below.[1]

1. KuRo E655-101 (Tsc') (with diesel generator)

1. MoRo E655-101 (M1s) (with 2 pantographs)

1. MoRo E654-101 (M2s)

1. MoRo E655-201 (M1s) (with 2 pantographs)

1. KuMoRo E654-101 (M2sc)

The Imperial carriage, classified "TR" and numbered E655-1, is inserted between cars 3 and 4 for Imperial Train duties.

Cars 1 to 3 were built by [Tokyu Car Corporation](/source/Tokyu_Car_Corporation), and the other three cars were built by [Hitachi](/source/Hitachi)[2]

The E655 series unit can be hauled by a diesel locomotive on non-electrified lines, in which case power for air conditioning and lighting is supplied by the diesel generator in car 1.

## Interior

Seating in cars 1 to 5 is in 2+1 configuration. The nine seats in car 3 are leather-covered.[1]

## "TR" car E655-1

The special "TR" imperial train car can also operate sandwiched within other EMU trainsets, and has been test run in an [E257 series](/source/E257_series) set (December 2008),[3] [E653 series](/source/E653_series) set (April 2009),[4] and [E657 series](/source/E657_series) set (September 2011).[5]

		- "TR" car E655-1 on a test run, September 2010

		- "TR" car E655-1 on a test run sandwiched in E657 series set K-1, September 2011

## History

JR East announced in June 2004 its plans to build a new VIP train which would also replace the former locomotive-hauled imperial train. The E655 series trainset was delivered in July 2007, and unveiled to the media at [Ueno Station](/source/Ueno_Station) in Tokyo on 24 July 2007, before undergoing test running on various lines in the [Kanto Region](/source/Kanto_Region). The first revenue-earning service operated by the train was on 23 November 2007, when it was used for a charter service for JR East's "Otona no Kyujitsu Club" between Ueno and [Kōriyama](/source/K%C5%8Driyama_Station_(Fukushima)). On 13 December 2007, JR East announced that the train would be called *Nagomi*.[6] The first Imperial Train working was on 12 November 2008, when the train was used to convey the Japanese Imperial couple and the Spanish Royal couple between Ueno and [Tsuchiura](/source/Tsuchiura_Station).[7]

## Imperial train workings

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The E655 series set on an imperial train working on the Chuo Line, October 2012

The E655 series set has been used on the following imperial train workings.

Date Route Conveying 12 November 2008 Ueno → Tsuchiura Imperial Couple and Spanish Royal Couple[7] 13 November 2011 Tokyo → Kofu Crown Prince[8] 6 October 2012 Tokyo – Kofu (return) Imperial Couple[9]

## See also

- [Joyful Train](/source/Joyful_Train), the generic name for excursion and charter trains operated in Japan

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-railfan559_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railfan559_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-railfan559_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-railfan559_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-railfan559_1-4) "E655系特急形交直流電車" [E655 series limited-express AC/DC train]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)*. Vol. 47, no. 559. Japan: Kōyūsha. November 2007. pp. 10–19.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jrr2009_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jrr2009_2-1) *JR電車編成表 2009夏* [*JR EMU Formations – Summer 2009*]. Japan: JRR. June 2009. p. 79. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-06909-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-06909-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan20081206_3-0)** ["E257系M104編成，特別車両E655-1を連結して試運転"](http://railf.jp/news/2008/12/06/214100.html) [E257 series set M104 test run with E655-1 special car]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan20090423_4-0)** ["E655-1，E653系と混結試運転"](http://railf.jp/news/2009/04/23/122100.html) [E655-1 test run in E653 series formation]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan20110928_5-0)** ["E657系+E655-1が試運転"](http://railf.jp/news/2011/09/28/153000.html) [E657 + E655-1 test run]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** JR East press release: ["E655系ハイグレード車両の列車愛称決定並びに商品企画について" (13 December 2007)](http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2007_2/20071208.pdf). Retrieved 8 July 2009. (in Japanese)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sankei20081112_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sankei20081112_7-1) [両陛下、スペイン国王とお召し列車でつくば市をご訪問](https://web.archive.org/web/20090210071735/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/culture/imperial/081112/imp0811121211001-n1.htm) [The Imperial Couple visit Tsukuba with King of Spain]. *Sankei Shimbun* (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 12 November 2008. Archived from [the original](https://sankei.jp.msn.com/culture/imperial/081112/imp0811121211001-n1.htm) on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan20111114_8-0)** [中央本線で御乗用列車運転](http://railf.jp/news/2011/11/14/101600.html) [Imperial Train runs on Chuo Main Line]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan622_9-0)** Yamabe, Shuichi (February 2013). "E655系お召し列車運転" [E655 series imperial train working]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)*. Vol. 53, no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 82–83.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [E655 series](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JR_East_E655).

- [JR East E655 series *Nagomi*](http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/joyful/e655.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210113202444/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/joyful/e655.html) 13 January 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Japanese)

- [JR East E655 series](https://web.archive.org/web/20120522054033/http://railf.jp/car/jr/east/e655.html) (Japan Railfan Magazine Online) (in Japanese)

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