JAPAN JNR The 485 Series Ltd.Express Electric Multiple-Unit

The 485 series are the groups of memorable JNR representation vehicles used for the limited express trains which are the most numerous limited express trains used by JNR. The feature of the electrified section is able to run anywhere.
The 485 series were operated from Hakodate in Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Kyushu. The design is very characteristic. In particular, the body of an early bonnet is famous. The designs of the 485 series are the vehicles which almost all Japanese know and they first appeared in 1964. The first 485 series were employed on the Hokuriku Line. It is the track famous for the fire accident in the Hokuriku tunnel.
The head already had a characteristic bonnet type. These vehicles converted a motor in 1968 and came to be called the 485 series and it the area of their activity was extended to all parts of Japan. Then, the design of the top of the vehicle was changed.
A door was attached to it, which was a reconstruction for the connection of a train.
These 485 series are still used as a limited express in Japan.
Moreover, the Seikan Tunnel which is the longest undersea tunnel in the world, is where the 485 series is also operated.