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The , or , is a DC
electric multiple unit
operated by JR East
. It was introduced into commercial service on 2 July 1993, and was specifically designed to serve on Limited Express services from Tokyo to the Bōsō Peninsula
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It is the first Limited Express rolling stock to feature VVVF Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
traction control system, based on the results of trials with the prototype 209 series
commuter EMUs.
Direct current
Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...
electric multiple unit
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 of the carriages...
operated by JR East
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
. It was introduced into commercial service on 2 July 1993, and was specifically designed to serve on Limited Express services from Tokyo to the Bōsō Peninsula
Boso Peninsula
thumb|Locationthumb|Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle is a peninsula in Chiba prefecture on Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean....
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It is the first Limited Express rolling stock to feature VVVF Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
Insulated gate bipolar transistor
The insulated gate bipolar transistor or IGBT is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily used as an electronic switch and in newer devices is noted for combining high efficiency and fast switching...
traction control system, based on the results of trials with the prototype 209 series
209 series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit type operated by East Japan Railway Company in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1993.The series was introduced in 1993 to replace the aging 103 series stock on the Keihin-Tōhoku and Negishi lines...
commuter EMUs.
Sōbu Main Line
- ShiosaiShiosaiThe is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Tokyo and Shinjuku to Chōshi in Chiba Prefecture.-History:...
: Tokyo - ChōshiChoshi Stationis a railway station in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Chōshi Station is the eastern terminal station of the Sōbu Main Line and and serves some through trains on the Narita Line to and . It is from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station... - Home Liner Chiba: Shinjuku/Tokyo - Chiba