The 80 series was an electric multiple unit train type operated by Japanese National Railways from 1950 until 1983. A total of 652 vehicles were built.
A JNR 80-0 series train at Nakatsugawa Station on the Chūō Main Line in 1979
An all-steel-bodied 80-300 series unit in 1983
An all-steel-bodied 80-300 series unit in 1979 (Some of the cars are similar to the 72-970 series cars)[citation needed]
The Interior of preserved car MoHa 80001
The Japanese National Railways, abbreviated JNR or Kokutetsu, was the government-owned entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
80 series
…The 80 series (80系, 80-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1950 until 1983. A total of 652 vehicles were built. 80-0 series…
0 series set Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo, May 1967
JNR plate seen at the entrance of its headquarters in Tokyo, photo taken c. 1985