205 series
205 series | |
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![]() A 205 series train on the Musashino Line in January 2017 | |
Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation, JR East Ōfuna Works |
Replaced | 103 series, KiHa 35 (Japan, JR Group) 103 series, Toei 6000 series, KRL Rheostatik, KRL BN-Holec, KRL INKA-Hitachi, KRL-I (Indonesia) |
Constructed | 1984–1991 1990–1994 (6-door cars) |
Entered service | July 1985 |
Refurbished | 2002–2013 |
Scrapped | 2002– |
Number built | 1,461 vehicles |
Number in service | 569 vehicles (as of May 2018)[citation needed] |
Formation | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, or 11 cars per trainset (Japan) 8, 10, or 12 cars per trainset (KCI) |
Operators | JNR (1985–1987) JR East, JR-West (1987–present) Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) (2013–present) Fuji Kyuko (2011–present) |
Depots | Miyagino, Nakahara, Keiyō, Kawagoe, Kōzu, Kamakura, Hineno, Miyahara Bukit Duri, Bogor (KCI) |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
Doors | 4 pairs per side 6 pairs per side (SaHa 204) |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (Hanwa Line 205-1000 series 110 km/h) |
Traction system | Resistor control + field system superimposed field excitation control Variable frequency (IGBT) (205-5000 series) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes |
Safety system(s) | ATS-SN,[* 1] ATS-SW,[* 2] ATS-P, ATS-Ps,[* 3] ATC,[* 4] D-ATC[* 5] |
Coupling system | Shibata-Type |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Notes/references | |
The 205 series (205系, 205-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type introduced in 1985 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Kereta Commuter Indonesia in Indonesia.
Operations
JR East (in alphabetical order)
- Musashino Line: 8-car 205-0 series sets (some sets are powered by 205-5000 intermediate motor car units modified from 205-0 with AC motors)
- Nambu Branch Line: 2-car 205-1000 series sets (x2) (from 2002) (rebuilt by JR East from former 205-0 series sets)
- Nikkō Line: Refurbished 4-car 205-600 series sets with toilets (x4) (from March 2013)[1][2]
- Sagami Line: 4-car 205-500 series sets (x13) (from 1991)
- Senseki Line: 4-car 205-3100 series sets (from 2004) (rebuilt by JR East from former 205-0 series sets with passenger-operated door controls, toilets, and passenger seating which can be arranged in either transverse or longitudinal)
- Tsurumi Line: 3-car 205-1100 series sets (x9) (from 25 August 2004) (rebuilt from former 205-0 sets)[3]
- Utsunomiya Line: Refurbished 4-car sets with toilets (x8) (from March 2013)[1]
JR West (in alphabetical order)
- Nara Line: 4-car JR West 205-0 and 205-1000 series sets (transferred from Hanwa line services)
Kereta Commuter Indonesia (in alphabetical order)
- Duri-Tangerang Line:12-car 205 series sets since 2018.
- Jakarta Kota-Bogor Line: 8-car, 10-car (since 2014) and 12-car (since 2015) 205 series sets.
- Jakarta Kota-Cikarang Line: 8-car (since 2014), 10-car (since 2015), and 12-car (since 2015) 205 series sets.
- Jatinegara-Bogor Line: 8-car (since 2014), 10-car (since 2016) 205 series sets.
- Rangkasbitung Line: 10-car 205 series sets since 2016. To be replaced by 12-car 205 series sets in 2019.
Former operations
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- Chuo-Sobu Line: 10-car 205-0 series sets (from 1989 until 2001)
- Hachikō Line: 4-car 205-3000 series sets (x5) (from 2003 until 15 July 2018) (former 205-0 sets modified by JR-East to form shorter trainsets for use in outer suburban services) (have passenger-operated door controls)
- Hanwa Line: 4-car 205-1000 (built by JR-West) series sets (from 1988), 6- and 8-car 205-0 series sets (from 2006 until 2010; March 2013 until 16 March 2018) (formerly operated on JR-West Tokaido-Sanyo Local services as 7-car sets)
- Kawagoe Line: 4-car 205-3000 series sets (x5) (from 2003 until 15 July 2018) (rebuilt by JR East from former 205-0 series sets, with passenger-operated door controls) / 10-car 205-0 series sets (from July 1989 until October 2016)
- Keihin-Tohoku Line: 10-car 205-0 series sets (from 1989 until 1996)
- Keiyō Line: 10-car 205-0 series sets (from 1990 until 2011)
- Nambu Line: 6-car 205-0 (x31) (including 4 sets with 205-1200 driving trailers which were converted from 205-0 series intermediate trailers) (from 1989 until 9 January 2016)
- Saikyo Line: 10-car 205-0 series set (from July 1989 until October 2016) (through service to Rinkai Line)
- Tokaido-Sanyō Local service (Biwako, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuchiyama lines): 7-car 205-0 series sets (from 1986 until 2006)
- Tokaido Local Service (Kyoto, Kobe lines): 7-car 205-0 series sets (from 2011 until March 2013) (formerly operated on JR-West Hanwa Line as 6- and 8-car sets)
- Yamanote Line: 11-car 205-0 series sets (from 1985 until 2005) (initially 10-car sets)
- Yokohama Line: 8-car 205-0 series sets (x28) (from 1988 until 23 August 2014, initially 7-car sets)[4]
Design variants
There have been many variations of the design of the 205 series trains.
- 205-0 series: 6, 7, and 8-car sets used on the JR West Tokaido Line, and Hanwa Line. 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11-car sets used on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Keiyo Line, Nambu Line, Musashino Line, Saikyo Line, Yamanote Line, and Yokohama Line.
- 205-500 series: 4-car sets used on the Sagami Line
- 205-600 series: 4-car sets for use on the Nikko Line and Utsunomiya Line from 16 March 2013
- 205-1000 series: 4-car JR-West sets that formerly ran on Hanwa Line. Currently runs on Nara Line.
- 205-1000 series: 2-car JR East sets rebuilt from former 205-0 series cars, used on the Nambu Branch Line
- 205-1100 series: 3-car sets rebuilt from former 205-0 series cars, introduced on the Tsurumi Line from 25 August 2004[3]
- 205-1200 series: 6-car sets rebuilt from former 205-0 series cars, used on the Nambu Line
- 205-3000 series: 4-car sets rebuilt from former 205-0 series cars, used on the Kawagoe Line and Hachiko Line
- 205-3100 series: 4-car sets rebuilt from former 205-0 series cars, used on the Senseki Line
- 205-5000 series: Former Yamanote Line 205-0 series cars modified with new VVVF-controlled AC motors between 2002 and 2008, used on the Musashino Line
Below is a list of photos for various 205 series designs as indicated by the liveries of the lines they serve.
JR East
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Yamanote Line 205-0 series set 30 in February 2003
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A Keihin-Tohoku Line 205-0 series in February 1992
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A Saikyo Line 205-0 series in November 2007
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A Yokohama Line 205-0 series in April 2008
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Musashino Line (left) and Keiyo Line (right) 205-0 series trains in May 2006
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A Nambu Line 205-0 series in April 2011
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A Keiyo Line 205-0 series (later design) in May 2008
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Musashino Line 205 series (left, later design) and Sagami Line 205-500 series (right) in November 2006
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A Nikko Line 205-600 series in March 2013
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An Utsunomiya Line 205-600 series in March 2013
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A Nambu Branch Line 205-1000 series in August 2009
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A Tsurumi Line 205-1100 series in August 2009
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A Nambu Line 205-1200 series in October 2014
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A Kawagoe/Hachiko Line 205-3000 series in October 2017
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A Senseki Line 205-3100 series in July 2006
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A Musashino Line 205-5000 series in January 2017
JR-West
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A JR-West 205-0 series in original livery in February 2006. Used on the Tokaido Main Line from 1986-2006 as 7-car sets and on the Hanwa Line as 6- and 8-car sets from 2006 to 2010
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A JR-West 205-0 series in Tokaido Main Line livery in March 2011
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A JR-West 205-0 series in new Hanwa Line livery in January 2014
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A Hanwa Line 205-1000 series train with later design cab window arrangement at Tennoji Station bound for Hineno Station in July 2004
205-600 series
205-600 series | |
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![]() 205-600 sets Y8 (left) and Y3 (right) in March 2013 | |
Replaced | 107 series |
Entered service | 16 March 2013 |
Refurbished | 2012–2013 |
Number in service | 48 vehicles (12 sets) |
Formation | 4 cars per set |
Fleet numbers | Y1–Y12 |
Operators | JR East |
Depots | Oyama |
Lines served | Utsunomiya Line, Nikko Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
Width | 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in) |
Doors | 4 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
Acceleration | 1.7 km/h/s |
Deceleration | 3.6 km/h/s |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collector(s) | overhead |
Bogies | DT50 (motored), TR235D (trailer) |
Safety system(s) | ATS-P, ATS-SN |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 205-600 subseries was created in 2013, when cars from former Keiyo Line and Saikyo Line ten-car sets were reformed between 2012 and 2013 to create twelve four-car sets for use on Nikko Line and Utsunomiya Line services, entering service from 16 March 2013, replacing ageing 107 series and 211 series sets.[5] The four Nikko Line sets are finished in a livery with "classic ruby brown", "gold", and "cream" bodyside stripes.[5] The Utsunomiya Line sets are finished in a livery with Shonan green and orange bodyside stripes.[5]
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Set Y1 (former Keiyo Line set) on the Utsunomiya Line in August 2017
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Set Y12 (former Saikyo Line set) on the Utsunomiya Line in August 2017
Formations
The four-car sets, numbered Y1 to Y12, are formed as shown below, with two motored (M) cars and two non-powered trailer (T) cars.[5][6]
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Designation | Tc' | M' | M | Tc |
Numbering | KuHa 204-600 | MoHa 204-600 | MoHa 205-600 | KuHa 205-600 |
Weight (t) | 25.3 | 34.5 | 33.1 | 26.4 |
Capacity (Total/seated) | 136/48 | 144/54 | 144/54 | 139/42 |
- The MoHa 205-600 cars are equipped with two PS33F single-arm pantographs.[6]
- The KuHa 205-600 cars have a wheelchair-accessible toilet.[6]
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. A universal access toilet was added to the KuHa 205-600 car at the time of conversion.[5]
Fleet list
Set No. | Livery/line colour | Car numbers | Former set No. | Former car numbers | ||||||
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Y1 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-601 | MoHa 204-601 | MoHa 205-601 | KuHa 205-601 | Keiyo 2 | KuHa 204-109 | MoHa 204-295 | MoHa 205-295 | KuHa 205-109 |
Y2 | Nikko | KuHa 204-602 | MoHa 204-602 | MoHa 205-602 | KuHa 205-602 | Keiyo 1 | KuHa 204-108 | MoHa 204-292 | MoHa 205-292 | KuHa 205-108 |
Y3 | Nikko | KuHa 204-603 | MoHa 204-603 | MoHa 205-603 | KuHa 205-603 | Keiyo 4 | KuHa 204-111 | MoHa 204-301 | MoHa 205-301 | KuHa 205-111 |
Y4 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-604 | MoHa 204-604 | MoHa 205-604 | KuHa 205-604 | Keiyo 3 | KuHa 204-110 | MoHa 204-298 | MoHa 205-298 | KuHa 205-110 |
Y5 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-605 | MoHa 204-605 | MoHa 205-605 | KuHa 205-605 | Keiyo 6 | KuHa 204-113 | MoHa 204-307 | MoHa 205-307 | KuHa 205-113 |
Y6 | Nikko | KuHa 204-606 | MoHa 204-606 | MoHa 205-606 | KuHa 205-606 | Keiyo 5 | KuHa 204-112 | MoHa 204-304 | MoHa 205-304 | KuHa 205-112 |
Y7 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-607 | MoHa 204-607 | MoHa 205-607 | KuHa 205-607 | Keiyo 8 | KuHa 204-115 | MoHa 204-313 | MoHa 205-313 | KuHa 205-115 |
Y8 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-608 | MoHa 204-608 | MoHa 205-608 | KuHa 205-608 | Keiyo 7 | KuHa 204-114 | MoHa 204-310 | MoHa 205-310 | KuHa 205-114 |
Y9 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-609 | MoHa 204-609 | MoHa 205-609 | KuHa 205-609 | Keiyo 10 | KuHa 204-117 | MoHa 204-319 | MoHa 205-319 | KuHa 205-117 |
Y10 | Nikko | KuHa 204-610 | MoHa 204-610 | MoHa 205-610 | KuHa 205-610 | Keiyo 9 | KuHa 204-116 | MoHa 204-316 | MoHa 205-316 | KuHa 205-116 |
Y11 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-611 | MoHa 204-611 | MoHa 205-611 | KuHa 205-611 | Kawagoe (HaE) 16 | KuHa 204-125 | MoHa 204-341 | MoHa 205-341 | KuHa 205-125 |
Y12 | Utsunomiya | KuHa 204-612 | MoHa 204-612 | MoHa 205-612 | KuHa 205-612 | Kawagoe (HaE) 17 | KuHa 204-124 | MoHa 204-338 | MoHa 205-338 | KuHa 205-124 |
Senseki Line "Mangattan Liner" trains
A Senseki Line 205-3100 series "Mangattan Liner" trainset is decorated with images of the cartoon character Robocon from the 1970s anime Ganbare!! Robocon, while another ("Mangattan Liner II") has Kamen Rider livery. Both were created by Shotaro Ishinomori, a native of Ishinomaki, Miyagi; Ishinomaki Station is the terminus of the Senseki Line.
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Senseki Line "Mangattan Liner" trainset (set M8) in July 2006
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"Mangattan Liner II" (set M2) in January 2009
Withdrawal and resale
Fuji Kyuko
A number of former 205 series trains were sold to Fuji Kyuko in 2011 and modified to become 3-car 6000 series sets, entering service from February 2012.[8] Four more withdrawn JR East 205 series cars (KuHa 205-107 + MoHa 205-287 + MoHa 204-287 + KuHa 204-107) were resold to Fuji Kyuko following withdrawal in November 2016.[9]
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Fujikyu 6000 series in February 2012
UK
A total of 812 vehicles (102 sets) from withdrawn Saikyo Line, Yokohama Line, Nambu Line, and Musashino Line sets were exported to _Northern (train operating company) in UK between late 2013 up to mid 2020.
Former Saikyo Line/Kawagoe Line/Rinkai Line sets
A total of 18 withdrawn Saikyo Line ten-car sets (180 vehicles) were shipped to Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2013, and entered service from March 2014.[10] The sets in use are former Kawagoe sets 1, 4, 7, 11 to 15, 18, 20, 22 to 26, and 30 to 32. All except sets 26, 30, and 32 include pairs of SaHa 204 cars with six pairs of doors per side.[10] Sets 30 to 32 were originally Yamanote Line sets, distinguished by their smaller door windows.[10] Set 23 was the first set to have a pair of LCD screens inside all cars, except SaHa 204 cars.[11] Set 23 was also the first set to have working LED destination display in KuHa 204 and KuHa 205 cars. Set 15 and 32 were involved in a train accident in Juanda Station, Jakarta.[12]
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10-car 205 series set BOO 142 (formerly Saikyo Line set 23), June 2016.
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Set BOO123, which is a combination of five cars from former Saikyo Line set 15, three cars from former Saikyo Line set 32, and two cars from former Yokohama Line set H4, pictured in March 2018.
Former Yokohama Line sets
From July 2014, 22 withdrawn Yokohama Line eight-car sets, which in use are former trainset numbers 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 to 9; 11 to 15; 17 to 19; 21 to 25; and lastly 27 and 28, with a total of 176 vehicles were shipped to Jakarta and operated as 10-car or 12-car sets.[13][14]
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10-car 205 series set 62 (formerly Yokohama Line set H2) in Manggarai Station, July 2016.
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12-car 205 series sets 30 and 74 (formerly Yokohama Line sets H27 and H14), October 2016.
Former Nambu Line sets
In 2015, 20 withdrawn Nambu Line six-car sets (120 vehicles) were shipped to Jakarta.[15] The former Nambu Line sets are used on 12-car operations.[16]
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12-car 205 series sets BUD 88 and BUD 86 (formerly Nambu Line set 2 and 4), September 2015.
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12-car 205 series sets BUD 131 and BUD 134 (formerly Nambu Line set 10 and 13), May 2017.
Former Musashino Line sets
336 vehicles (36 trainsets for 205-5000 series & 6 trainsets for 205-0 series) withdrawn from the Musashino Line are scheduled to be shipped to Jakarta between March 2018 and 2020.[17]
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8-car 205 series set 44 (formerly Musashino Line set M3), May 2018.
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8-car 205 series set 29 (formerly Musashino Line set M15), June 2018.
References
- JR全車両ハンドブック2006 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006.
- JR電車編成表 '07冬号 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007]. Japan: JRR. December 2006. ISBN 4-88283-046-9.
- ^ a b 日光線、宇都宮線に205系リニューアル車投入 [Refurbished 205 series to be introduced on Nikko and Utunomiya Line]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ 日光線用205系600番台が出場 [205-600 series for Nikko Line out-shopped]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b 鶴見線に205系先頭車化改造車1100代が登場 [205-1100 series with modified end cars appear for Tsurumi Line]. Railway Journal. 38 (457). Japan: Tetsudō Journal: 92. November 2004.
- ^ 横浜線用の205系が営業運転を終了 [End of 205 series revenue operations on Yokohama Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Kakuno, Shinichi (July 2013). 205系600番台 [205-600 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 53 (627). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 98–100.
- ^ a b c JR電車編成表 2013夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2013]. Japan: JRR. May 2013. p. 61. ISBN 978-4-330-37313-3.
- ^ JR電車編成表 2017冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 November 2016. p. 60. ISBN 978-4-330-73716-4.
- ^ JR車両のうごき [JR rolling stock changes]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46, no. 395. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. March 2017. p. 128.
- ^ a b c Hosoya, Kazuhiko (June 2014). インドネシアの205系 営業運転開始 [Indonesia's 205 series enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 54 (638). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 142–143.
- ^ "KCJ Pasang SIP di Kereta dan Stasiun" [KCJ Installs Commuter Information System Display in Trains and Stations] (in Indonesian). Indonesia: Seputar Indonesia. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "KRL Kecelakaan di Stasiun Juanda" [Commuter Train Accident Occurred in Juanda Station] (in Indonesian). Indonesia: Berita Satu. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Takagi, Satoshi (November 2014). ジャカルタの205系 [Jakarta's 205 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 54 (643). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 105–111.
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- ^ "PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek Rampungkan Pembelian kereta Bekas Jepang" [PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek completes purchase of used Japanese trains] (in Indonesian). Indonesia: Suara Pembaruan. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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Further reading
- Ikeguchi, Eiji (18 September 2015). 205系物語 [The 205 Series Story] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: JTB Publishing. ISBN 978-4533106743.
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