page_title: 701 series
section_title: 701-5500 series
hierarchical_section_title: 701 series / 701-5500 series
caption_attribution_description: English: JR East 701-5500 series EMU set Z4 at Takahata Station on the Ou Main Line in Japan 日本語: 東日本旅客鉄道 奥羽本線 701系5500番台 東日本旅客鉄道奥羽本線高畠駅にて撮影
context_page_description: The 701 series is an AC electric multiple unit train type operated on local services by East Japan Railway Company, Aoimori Railway, and Iwate Galaxy Railway in Japan. The design is derived from the 209 series commuter EMU, and was intended to replace locomotive-hauled trains formed of 50 series coaches in the north of Japan.
context_section_description: Nine two-car 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge sets (numbered Z1 to Z9) were delivered to Yamagata depot in 1999, ahead of the opening of the extension of the Yamagata Shinkansen to Shinjō in November 1999. During 2001, the original PS105 lozenge-type pantographs were replaced with PS106B single-arm pantographs. Snowploughs were added to the front ends at the same time.
  The fleet is used on the Ōu Main Line between Yonezawa and Shinjō.
  The fleet of nine trainsets underwent a programme of refurbishment between 2013 and 2016. Improvements included replacement of electrical converters and transformers with similar equipment to that used on the later E721 series trains, as well as new flooring material internally.
caption: Ōu Main Line 701-5500 series set Z4 in June 2007
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