Introducing a new 10-car and 5-car configuration of the Series E531 “AKADEN (Red Train)”!

● To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Katsuta Rolling Stock Centre, to which all Series E531 trains belong, the JR East Mito branch changed the colour of the Series E531-K451 5-car train to Azuki red with a cream-coloured band. This nostalgic and beloved design was first introduced with the Series 401 trains, which were assigned to the Katsuka Rolling Stock Centre when it just opened.

● Its service is centered around Mito, enxtending north on the Joban line to Haranomachi in Soma, Fukushima prefecture and west on the Mito line to Oyama, Tochigo prefecture, as well as on the Ueno-Tokyo Line to Shinagawa. This train is widely used in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Composition of Trains

◆ Product Features

• Productization of K423 train (basic train set) and K451 train (additional train set) belonging to Katsuta Vehicle Center

• Reproduces the distinctive coloring reminiscent of the JNR suburban AC/DC electric trains that were inherited from the 401 series to the 415 series

• Adoption of a slotless motor achieves smooth and quiet running

• The head/tail lights on the leading car are lit. Cars 10 and 11 have a light-off switch

• 10-car set...2 book cases (10-car inner liner, 6-car inner liner) /5-car set...Book case (4-car set case size)

• Included parts: driver for light-off switch, roof equipment, electric coupler (1 stage) (basic train set: 1 piece / additional train set: 2 pieces), destination display sticker

• Ideal for recreating modern one-man operation vehicles (red trains are compatible with the 5-car additional train)