The was an

electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number o ...

(EMU) train type operated by

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) from 1958 until 1983.

Interior

File:Inside of JNR Class 153 (without air-condition).jpg, Interior of a non-air-conditioned 153 series car

History

The first trains, initially classified , entered revenue service on 1 November 1958 on ''Hiei'' semi express services operating on the Tokaido Main Line between and . They were renumbered into the JNR three-digit classification system from 1 June 1959. From 1972, 153 series sets were introduced on ''Special Rapid'' services in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area to compete against private railway operators. These were replaced by

117 series The is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). The train type was operated by Central Japan Railway Com ...

EMUs by the end of 1980. File:JNR SHIN KAISOKU at OSAKA 153.jpg, A 153 series set on a ''Special Rapid'' service in 1978 The last sets remained in service on Tokaido Main Line ''Hiei'' and '' Tokai'' services until March 1983.

References

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History

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