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(EMU) train type operated by the

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on the Joshin Line in

Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima ...

, Japan, since December 2013.

Formation

, the company operates one two-car set, consisting of one motored ("Mc") car and one unpowered trailer ("Tc") car, and is formed as shown below. The "Mc" car is fitted with two KP3274 single-arm

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Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of transverse 4-person seating bays and longitudinal bench seating. The train does not have toilets.

History

The set entered service from December 2013.

References

{{reflist Electric multiple units of Japan Train-related introductions in 2013 Rail transport in Gunma Prefecture Niigata Transys rolling stock 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan