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is the rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Since beginning operations in 1906, the company has produced more than 90,000
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Products

As indicated by the company name, the company mainly produces railroad vehicles. Recently Kawasaki has received orders from customers in foreign countries, including Ireland and the United States. All products manufactured for the US rail market are sold through Kawasaki Rail Car Inc., another division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. An assembly plant in Lincoln, Nebraska produces fully completed cars and "knocked down" cars. Because of substantial sales to the
New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
and various commuter lines, an additional assembly plant was established in Yonkers, New York in 1986 for final assembly of cars built in Lincoln. In November 2020, Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it would spin off some of its businesses, including the rolling stock division from October 2021.


Japan Railways Group

Products produced for the Japan Railways Group, or JR Group, include: * Shinkansen: All types except N700A series and 800 series * JR / JNR local lines: ** Former JNR:
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211 series The is a suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1985 by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It was formerly operate ...
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JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
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371 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan between 1991 and 2014. Originally used on '' Asagiri'' limited express services in conjunction with Odakyu Electric Railway, from 2012 ...
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383 series The is a tilting DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) on the Chūō Main Line, Shinonoi Line and Shinetsu Main Line. The 383 series service the '' Shinano'' limited express services ...
EMUs **
JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is 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 ...
: 651 series,
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 ...
, E231 series, E233 series, E331 series, E501 series, E531 series,
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E721 series The is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on services in the Sendai area of Japan since February 2007. Variants * E721-0 series 2-car sets, since February 2007 * E721-500 series 2-c ...
EMUs ** JR Hokkaido:
721 series The is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Sapporo area suburban services in Hokkaido, Japan since 1988. Design The trains were built jointly by Hitachi, JR Hokkaido (Naebo Factory), Kawas ...
, 731 series,
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, 789 series EMUs ** JR West:
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283 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on limited express services on the Kinokuni Line (Kisei Main Line) in Japan. Design Built jointly by Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and ...
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285 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on the overnight ''Sunrise Izumo'' and ''Sunrise Seto'' limited express services in Japan ...
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287 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Japan on limited express services such as the '' Kinosaki'' and '' Kounotori'' from Kyoto and Osaka since 12 March 2011. 287 series EMUs we ...
, 681 series,
683 series The is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan since 2001. Variants * 683-0 series (''Thunderbird'') * 683-1000 series (' ...
, 207 series,
323 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka, Japan, since December 2016. The trains replaced the ageing 103 series and 201 series trains. Design The eigh ...
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223 series The is a suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in the Kansai Region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku of Japan. Multiple batches of the train have been built with varying differences (part ...
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225 series The is a Direct current, DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on suburban services in the "Keihanshin" Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area since December 2010. Design 226 vehicles were ordered, at a cos ...
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227 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) for use on suburban services in the Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima area of Japan since 14 March 2015, with plans for additional sets in the Kinki ...
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521 series The is a dual-voltage AC/DC outer-suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and third-sector railway operators IR Ishikawa Railway and Ainokaze Toyama Railway on local services in the Fuk ...
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125 series The is a single-car DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on local services in Japan since March 2003. Design The 125 series design is based on the 223-2000 series EMU design, with stainl ...
EMUs, 87 series (KiSaINe 86 type Sleeping cars) Hybrid MU ** JR Shikoku: 5000 series (5000 type cab cars, 5200 type intermediate cars),
8600 series The is a tilting limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Shikoku, Japan, on ''Ishizuchi'' limited express services between and since June 2014, replacing ageing 2000 series ...
EMUs, 2600 series, 2700 series DMUs ** JR Kyushu: JR Kyushu Class DF200-7000 diesel locomotive,
YC1 series The is a hybrid diesel-electric multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since 14 March 2020. One two-car train was delivered in June 2018 for testing in preparation for full production and entry in ...
Hybrid MU ** JR Freight:
JR Freight Class EF510 The is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement multi-voltage AC/ DC electric locomotive type operated by JR Freight and East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan since 2002. , the fleet consists of 40 locomotives (24 EF510-0s and 16 EF510-500s), all ...
electric locomotives,
JR Freight Class DF200 The is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement diesel-electric locomotive type operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) and the Kyushu Railway Company. , JR Freight operates 48 Class DF200s, and JR Kyushu operates one (DF200-7000). Vari ...
diesel locomotives File:C571 SL Yamaguchi 20170506.jpg, JNR class C57 steam locomotive File:JNR EL EF65-86.jpg, JNR class EF65 locomotive File:Freight DF200 105.JPG, class DF200 diesel locomotive File:JNR EC TYPE63 Prototype.jpg, JNR 63 series EMU File:JNR 583 raicho kuhane581-27 osaka.jpg, JNR 583 series sleeping EMU File:JR East GV-E400 Niitsu Station 20200404.jpg, GV-E400 series DMU File:JRC 383 Shinano 201200913.jpg, 383 series tilting EMU File:Shinkansen type 0 Hikari 19890506a.jpg, 0series shinkansen File:Type923-T4.jpg, Doctor Yellow Shinkansen File:JRF-Koki104-2078.jpg, container carrier car koki104


Major private railway corporation

Production for the following private railways include: * Hanshin Electric Railway * Keihan Electric Railway * Keihin Electric Express Railway * Nishi-Nippon Railroad * Odakyu Electric Railway * Tokyo Metro File:Hanshin-Series9000-9201.jpg, Hanshin Electric 9000 series EMU File:Keikyu-Type2100-73.jpg, Keihin Electric Railway (Keikyu) 2100 series File:TokyoMetro-16000-01.jpg, Tokyo Metro 16000 series EMU


Other railway companies in Japan

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Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway The is a line of Kobe Municipal Subway connecting Tanigami Station, Tanigami in Kita-ku, Kobe and Shin-Kobe Station, Shin-Kobe in Chūō-ku, Kobe. The line has only these two stations. Formerly operated by the third-sector Hokushin Kyuko Railw ...
(All cars) * Kobe Electric Railway (All cars) *
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company The is a third-sector railway operating company in Japan. It was established on 15 March 1991 to construct the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express (then known as the ''Jōban Shinsen'') commuter railway line from in Tokyo to in Ibaraki Prefecture ...
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Saitama Railway The is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Toky ...
* Sanyo Electric Railway (All cars) * Semboku Rapid Railway *
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on th ...
(All cars) *
Osaka Metro The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
( 30000 series)


Public transportation bureaus

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Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau The serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line). The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Jap ...
* Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau (All cars) * Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau *
Sapporo City Transportation Bureau Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (札幌市交通局, ''Sapporo-shi Kōtsū-kyoku'') is a public organization of transportation in Sapporo, Japan. The organization operates subways and a tram. It was founded in 1927, when the city took private ...
(All subways, some tramways) * Sendai City Transportation Bureau * Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation *
Yokohama City Transportation Bureau The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, legally the is the local government administrative agency in charge of public transport services in the city of Yokohama, Japan. Subway operations The Yokohama Municipal Subway consists of the following ...
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4000 series The 4000 series is a CMOS logic family of integrated circuits (ICs) first introduced in 1968 by RCA. It had a supply voltage range of 5V to 20V, which is much wider than any contemporary logic family. Almost all IC manufacturers active during thi ...
** 10000 series File:ST SN5000 20061102 001.jpg, Sapporo Municipal Subway File:Yokohama-City-Subway 10061.jpg, Yokohama Municipal Subway


Monorails & ATGs

Production for Monorails and Automated guideway transits (ATG) include: * Hiroshima Rapid Transit * Kobe New Transit (All cars) * Kitakyushu Urban Monorail * Okinawa Urban Monorail * Osaka Monorail * Saitama New Urban Transit * Tama Toshi Monorail


Overseas clients

* Chinese Ministry of Railways – Type 6K, Type
CRH2 The CRH2 Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is one of the high-speed train models in China. The CRH2 is based on the E2-1000 Series Shinkansen design from Japan wit ...
* Hong Kong
MTR The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
SP1900 EMU * Hong Kong MTR Light Rail – Phase II LRV power cabs/trailers *
Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road , often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a commuter rail system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk Co ...
C-3 bilevel cars, M9/M9A cars *
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– bilevel commuter cars * Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – bilevel commuter cars *
New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
R62, R68A, R110A, R142A,
R143 The R143 is a class of New Technology Train cars built by Kawasaki Rail Car Company for the New York City Subway's B Division. Delivered between 2001 and 2003, the cars displaced R40/As and R42s that operated on the in conjunction with the ...
, R160B, R188, future R211 cars *
Metro-North Railroad Metro-North Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a New York State public benefit corporations, public authority of the U.S. state of New Yor ...
M8, future M9/M9A cars * PATHPA4 and PA5 cars * Panama Canal Authority – Towing locomotives along with Toyo Denki Seizo K.K. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries * Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) –
C151 The Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 is the first generation electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium led by Kawas ...
with Kinki Sharyo, Tokyu Car and
Nippon Sharyo , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2 ...
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C751B The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B is the third generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system since early 2000, manufacture ...
with Nippon Sharyo, C151A, C151B,
C151C The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C is the sixth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium of Kawasa ...
and CT251 with CSR/CRRC Qingdao Sifang * Keretapi Tanah Melayu – Class 24 * SEPTABroad Street subway Class B-IV cars; LRV Series 9000 and 100 subway–surface/ suburban trolleys * Taipei MetroC301 with Union Rail Car Partnership, C371 and C381 with Taiwan Rolling Stock Company * Taoyuan Airport MRTcommuter trains with Taiwan Rolling Stock Company,
express trains An express train is a type of passenger train that makes a small number of stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, allowing faster service than local trains that stop at most or all of the stations along ...
* Taiwan High Speed Rail700T *
Virginia Railway Express Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from ...
– bilevel commuter cars *
Washington Metro The Washington Metro (or simply Metro), formally the Metrorail,Google Books search/preview
7000 series cars File:New Lots ShenanigansR62 (3) Train.jpg, A train of Kawasaki R62 subway cars on the 3 service of the
New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
File:Exclusa Miraflores Canal de Panama Panorama.jpg, Towing locomotives at Panama Canal File:Kcr lrt 1090+1205.jpg, Hong Kong Light Rail Phase II LRV cab car and trailer File:C371 approaching Platform 2, CKS Meml Hall 20110225.jpg, A C371 train on the Taipei Metro Songshan–Xindian line File:THSR 700T TR17 20130907.jpg, Taiwan Highspeed Rail 700T File:CRH2A-4028 at Pearl River West Bridge (20180924125904).jpg, China CRH2 File:Woodlawn Bound (2).jpg, R142A subway cars on the 4 service of the
New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
File:MTA NYC Subway F train arriving at Avenue P.JPG, R160B subway cars on the F service of the
New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
File:M8 9101 at New Haven Yard, September 2016.jpg, Metro North Railroad M8 File:WMATA Kawaski Consists on the Green Line at Fort Totten.jpg, Washington Metro 7000 series


References


External links


Rolling Stock official webpage

Official website
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