489 series
Japanese train type
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::summary Japanese train type ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 489 series |
| image | JNR 489 Express Noto.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| caption | 489 series on a Noto service in May 2007 |
| service | 1972–2012 |
| replaced | KiHa 80 series |
| yearconstruction | 1971–1979 |
| numberservice | None |
| numberpreserved | 2 vehicles |
| operator | JNR (1972–1987) |
| JR East(1987–2000) | |
| JR-West (1987–2012) | |
| depots | Kanazawa |
| maxspeed | 120 km/h |
| traction | Resistor control |
| electricsystem | 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC, 50/60 Hz |
| collectionmethod | overhead catenary |
| brakes | Dynamic brake, electro-pneumatic brake |
| safety | ATS |
| gauge | |
| :: |
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The 489 series was a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in March 1972 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan, and later operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) until 2012.
Operations
The 489 series trains were developed from the earlier 485 series specially for use on the Hakusan and Asama limited express services operating over the steeply graded Usui Pass (Yokokawa Station - Karuizawa Station of old JNR Shinetsu Main Line). They were designed to operate in multiple with the JNR Class EF63 electric banking locomotives.
File:489 asama.JPG|A 489 series EMU on an Asama service in August 1997 File:JRE-EF6316-JRW-EC489-Hakusan.jpg|A 489 series EMU hauled by EF63 banking locomotives on an Hakusan service in June 1997
Formations
The nine-car sets operated by JR-West and based at Kanazawa depot for use on Noto and Hakutaka services were formed as shown below.
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| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Numbering | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuHa 489-500 | MoHa 488 | MoHa 489 | SaRo 489 | MoHa 488-200 | MoHa 489 | MoHa 488 | MoHa 489 | KuHa 489 | |||
| Toilet | Phone / Toilet | Toilet | Lounge area | Toilet | |||||||
| :: |
Cars 2, 5, and 7 were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.
History
Following the end of regular Noto express services in March 2010, the three remaining JR-West 489 series sets based at Kanazawa depot lost their regular duties, and two sets were withdrawn in June and August of the same year.
The remaining set, H01, was used on a special "Arigato" ("Thankyou") run between Osaka and Kanazawa on 26 and 27 March 2011, after which it was stored at Kanazawa depot.
Set H01 was officially withdrawn on 1 June 2012.
Preserved examples
- KuHa 489-1: Preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto since April 2016.
- KuHa 489-501: Preserved in Komatsu, Ishikawa (since March 2013)
File:2階から撮影した 489系トップナンバー 京都鉄道博物館.jpg|KuHa 489-1 at the Kyoto Railway Museum in April 2016 File:Doihara-bonnet-square.JPG|KuHa 489-501 in Komatsu in August 2014
References
References
- (2009). "Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009". Neko Publishing.
- JRR. (December 2006)
- link. (16 May 2012). The Hokkoku Shimbun
- link. (27 March 2011). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.
- (17 April 2012). "489系H01編成が本線走行". Koyusha Co., Ltd..
- (2012). "JR車両のうごき". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine.
- {{cite magazine. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. (June 2016)
- link. (11 March 2013). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.
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