The is a DC

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(EMU) commuter train type operated by

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(JR-West) in the

Kansai Region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolita ...

of Japan.

Overview

The 321 series was developed from the earlier 207 series to replace the ageing 201 series and 205 series trains on the

Tōkaidō Main Line The is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting and stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallel ...

. One 321 series set also replaced the 207 series (set Z16) withdrawn due to collision damage sustained in the

Amagasaki derailment The 2005 JR occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on 25 April 2005 at 09:19 local time (00:19 UTC), just after the local rush hour. It occurred when a seven-car commuter train came off the tracks on West Japan Railway Company's (J ...

of 25 April 2005.

Operations

The 321 series share the same assignments as their 207 series counterparts. All 39 sets are allocated to Aboshi depot. *

and

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: – * Fukuchiyama Line: – Sasayamaguchi *

JR Tōzai Line is one of several commuter rail lines and services in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and conne ...

and

Katamachi Line The , officially nicknamed the , is a commuter rail line and service in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area of Japan, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects Kizu Station (Kyoto), Kizu Station in Kyoto P ...

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– *

Osaka Higashi Line The (Literally: Osaka East Line) is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). The line connects Shin-Osaka Station in northern Osaka with Kyūhōji Station in Yao, forming an arc around the norther ...

and

Kansai Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both comp ...

(

Yamatoji Line The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Op ...

): Kizu – , Nara – –

Formation

KuMoHa 321 and MoHa 321 cars each have two scissors-type pantographs.

Interior

File:JRW series321 indise.jpg, Original interior style in June 2010 File:JR-Series321 Inside.jpg, Interior following changes to seat covers and hanging straps, December 2021 File:JR-Series321 Inside Priority-seat.jpg, Priority seating and free space, December 2021 File:JR-Series321 Inside LCD.jpg, LCD passenger information display

References

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External links

Kinki Sharyo information
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