The is a DC

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 on local services by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East) in Japan since 1995, and also by the third-sector railway operator

Echigo Tokimeki Railway The , officially abbreviated as ETR, is a Japanese third-sector railway operator. It was established in 2010 to operate passenger railway services on the sections of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line and JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Niigata P ...

since March 2015 as the ET127 series. The design is derived from the

209 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1993. The series was introduced in 1992 for experimental operations (as the 901 series) and in 1993 fo ...

commuter EMU.

Variants

* E127-0 series: 13 × 2-car sets built for the Niigata area (originally used on

Echigo Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...

Hakushin Line The is a Japanese railway line which runs between and stations in the cities of Niigata, Niigata, Niigata and Shibata, Niigata, Shibata in Niigata Prefecture. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. Basic data *Operato ...

Uetsu Main Line The is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata, Niigata, Niigata and Akita Station in Akita, Akita, Akita. The name "Uet ...

) * E127-100 series: 12 × 2-car sets for Matsumoto area ( Oito Line,

Shinonoi Line The is a railway line in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Shinonoi Station in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano with Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri, Nagano, Shiojiri. The line is a corridor between ...

) * ET127 series: 10 × former E127-0 series 2-car sets operated by

(ETR) since March 2015 All types use the same DT61A motor bogies and TR246A trailer bogies found on the

701 series The is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on local services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Aoimori Railway, and Iwate Galaxy Railway (IGR) in Japan. The design is derived from the 209 series commuter EMU, and was ...

EMUs.

Operations

, E127 series train sets are used on the following lines. * E127-0 series **

Nambu Branch Line The Nambu Line () is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefec ...

( – ) * E127-100 series ** Oito Line ( – ) **

Shinetsu Main Line The is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . Since the opening and later extension of ...

( – ) ** Chuo Main Line (Shiojiri – , Shiojiri – – ) * ET127 series ** Myoko Haneuma Line **

( – )

Former operations

* E127-0 series ** Shinetsu Main Line (Nagaoka – Niigata) (until March 2015) **

(until March 2015) **

( – ) (until March 2015) **

Yahiko Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Yahiko Station in the village of Yahiko and Higashi-Sanjō Station in the city of Sanjo, both in Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Jap ...

(until March 2022) **

( – ) (until March 2022) ** Joetsu Line (provisionally, 2022–2023)

E127-0 series

Thirteen 2-car sets were built by

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and

Tokyu Car is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as . The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Corpo ...

, and delivered to Niigata Depot in March 1995 (sets V1 to V6) and November 1996 (sets V7 to V13) for use on

, and

local services. They entered service on 8 May 1995. The sets can be coupled to form a six-car formation at maximum, and can be used on ''wanman''

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services. On 14 March 2015, ten E127-0 series train sets were transferred to the third-sector railway operating company

for use on the renamed Myoko Haneuma Line and reclassified as ET127 series. Set V3 was withdrawn from service in October 2014, leaving just two sets, V12 and V13, in the ownership of JR East. These two sets were used mainly on

and

services until March 2022. From 29 June of that year, however, the sets provisionally re-entered service on the Joetsu Line to compensate for train shortages brought on by a lightning strike that damaged five

E129 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on local services in the Niigata area since 6 December 2014. Design Built at the J-TREC factory in Niitsu, Niigata, the stainless steel body ...

sets. On 17 February 2023, JR East announced that the E127-0 series sets would be transferred from Niigata Depot to operate on

services. They were sent to Nagano for modification later that month. Set V12 was reallocated to Nakahara Depot and renumbered V1, and set V13 was renumbered V2. The sets entered service on the Nambu Branch Line from 13 September 2023.

Formation

, two 2-car sets, V12 and V13, are in operation, based at Niigata Depot, formed as shown below, with one motored "Mc" car and one non-powered trailer "Tc" car. * The KuMoHa E127 car has one PS30 cross-arm type

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. * The KuHa E126 car has a toilet and wheelchair space.

E127-100 series

Twelve 2-car sets were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, JR East (Tsuchizaki Factory), and Tokyu Car, and delivered to Matsumoto Depot in November and December 1998 for use on

Ōito Line The is a railway line in Japan which connects Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture with Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West ...

and

local services. They entered service on 8 December 1998. The external styling differs from the earlier E127-0 series, resembling the

design. Sets A7 to A12 have a second de-icing pantograph on the KuHa trailer car.

Formation

, twelve 2-car sets (A1 to A12) based at Matsumoto Depot, are in operation, and formed as shown below, with one motored "Mc" car and one non-powered trailer "Tc" car, and car 1 at the Matsumoto end. * Car 1 has one PS34 single-arm

. (Also on car 2 for sets A7 to A12.) * Car 2 has a toilet and wheelchair space.

Interior

File:Jreast e127-100 inside.jpg, Interior view of E127-100 series set showing mixed longitudinal/transverse seating and driver-only-operation ticket issuing machine

ET127 series

From 14 March 2015, ten former JR East E127-0 series train sets were transferred to the third-sector railway operating company

for use on the renamed Myoko Haneuma Line, which was a section of the original

Shin'etsu Main Line The is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . Since the opening and later extension of ...

. The train sets were reclassified as ET127 series.

Formation

, Echigo Tokimeki Railway operates ten ET127 series two-car train sets, numbered from V1 to V10. The train sets are based at Naoetsu Depot. One train set is configured to have one motored "Mc" car coupled with one non-powered trailer "Tc" car, as shown below: * The ET127 car has one cross-arm type pantograph.

Build histories

The build histories of individual sets are as follows.

E127-0 series

E127-100 series

References

External links

JR East E127 series
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