159 series
{{Short description|Japanese electric multiple unit train type}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| service = 1961–1980
| manufacturer = Nippon Sharyo
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| yearconstruction = 1961–1962
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| refurbishment = 1975
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| numberbuilt = 16 cars (3 sets)
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| formation = 4/8 cars per set
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| operator = JNR
| depots = Ogaki
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The {{Nihongo|159 series|159系}} was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1961 until 1980.{{cite journal| last = Matsumoto| first = Norihisa| title =初登場の修学旅行電車|trans-title= The first school-excursion trains| journal = Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 54| issue = 636| pages = 126–131|language= Japanese| date = April 2014}} They were originally designed for and used on school excursion trains running between Tokyo and the Nagoya area via the Tokaido Main Line.
Exterior
File:155 series Izu Shinagawa.jpg
Broadly based on the earlier 155 series trains, the 159 series trains were also initially painted in the JNR excursion train livery of "lemon yellow" and "light scarlet".
Formations
The fleet consisted of one 8-car and two 4-car sets, formed as shown below, and based at Ogaki Depot in Gifu Prefecture.{{Cite book |title = 写真とイラストで見る国鉄急行型電車のすべて |trans-title=JNR Express EMUs in pictures| publisher = Neko Publishing Ltd.| date = 29 November 2013 | location = Japan | pages = 40–43| isbn = 978-4-7770-1532-0}}
= 8-car set =
| class="wikitable" |
| Designation
| Tc || M' || M || T || T || M' || M || Tc |
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| Numbering
| KuHa 159 || MoHa 158 || MoHa 159 || SaHa 159 || SaHa 159 || MoHa 158 || MoHa 159 || KuHa 159 |
- The MoHa 154 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.
= 4-car sets =
= Key =
- Tc: driving trailer
- T: intermediate trailer
- M: intermediate motor with control equipment
- M': intermediate motor
History
The 159 series sets entered service from 2 April 1961 on {{Nihongo||こまどり|Komadori}} school excursion services running on the Tokaido Main Line between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Ogaki Station in Aichi Prefecture.{{Cite book| last = Teramoto | first = Mitsuteru | title = 国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典 |trans-title=JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia| publisher = Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. | date = 23 July 2001 | location = Tokyo, Japan | page = 239| isbn = 978-4-88732-093-2}} Trains carried headboards on the front with the name of the train. An additional four-car set was delivered in 1962 to allow 16-car formations to be run.
The Komadori school excursion services were discontinued in 1973, and the 159 series were reassigned to use on "rapid" limited-stop services and charter train services, repainted into the Shonan livery of orange and green.
The entire fleet was withdrawn from service by fiscal 1980. No 159 series vehicles have been preserved.{{Cite book |title = 国鉄&JR保存車大全 |trans-title=JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide| last = Sasada| first = Masahiro| publisher = Ikaros Publications Ltd.| date = September 2012 | location = Tokyo, Japan| page = 127| isbn = 978-4863206175}}