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783 series

Japanese train type

Field	Value
name	783 series
image	Series783-CM1.jpg
imagesize	300px
caption	Set CM1, August 2017
service	March 1988–Present
manufacturer	JR Kyushu Kokura Works, Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo
family	Hyper Saloon
yearconstruction	1988–1991
refurbishment	1994–2006
numberbuilt	90 vehicles
numberservice	86 vehicles (20 sets)
numberscrapped	4 vehicles
formation	4/5 cars per trainset
fleetnumbers	CM1-5, CM11-15, CM21-25, CM31-35
operator	JR Kyushu
depots	Minami-Fukuoka
carbody	Stainless steel
carlength	21.05 m (end cars)
20 m (intermediate cars)
width	2,950 mm
doors	1 per side
maxspeed	130 km/h
traction	Thyristor drive
electricsystem	20 kV AC 60 Hz
collectionmethod	Overhead catenary
safety	ATS-SK, ATS-Dk
gauge

20 m (intermediate cars)

The 783 series is an AC electric multiple unit train type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 1988.

Design

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, and JR Kyushu (at its Kokura factory).

Formations

5-car ''Kamome'' sets (CM1–5)

The 5-car sets used on Kamome services are formed as follows.

Car No.	Designation	Numbering
1	2	3
Thsc	M'1	T0
KuRoHa 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783

Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car ''Midori'' sets (CM11–15)

Set CM13 on a ''Midori'' service, June 2019

The 4-car sets used on Midori services are formed as follows.

Car No.	Designation	Numbering
11	12	13
Thsc	T2	M2
KuRoHa 782-100	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783-100

Car 14 is fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car ''Huis Ten Bosch'' sets (CM21–25)

''Huis Ten Bosch'' 4-car set, January 2007

Modified KuHa 783-100 car of a ''Huis Ten Bosch'' 4-car set, January 2008

The 4-car sets used on Huis Ten Bosch services are formed as follows.

Car No.	Designation	Numbering
7	8	9
Thsc	M2	M1
KuRoHa 782-500	MoHa 783-300	MoHa 783-200

Car 9 is fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car ''Nichirin'' sets (CM31–35)

The 5-car sets used on Nichirin services are formed as follows.

Car No.	Designation	Numbering
1	2	3
Thsc	M1	T2
KuRoHa 782-500	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-200

Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

Set CM35 normally operates as a 4-car set.

Past formations

The following formations were used from introduction in 1988 until the fleet was refurbished and reformed in 2000.

9-car sets

783 series set in original livery on a ''Kamome'' service, 1992

783 series set on a ''Kamome'' service in modified livery with the blue stripe extended beneath the cab windscreen, 1992

9-car sets used on Hyper Kamome services from March 1990 until June 1994

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRo 782	MoHa 783

Cars 2, 4, 6, and 9 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

8-car sets

8-car sets used on Hyper Kamome services from March 1990 until June 1994

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRo 782	SaHa 783-100

Cars 3, 5, and 8 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

7-car sets

7-car sets used on Ariake and Hyper Ariake services during busy seasons from 1 April 1988

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRo 782	MoHa 783

Cars 2, 4, and 7 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

7-car sets used on Hyper Kamome services from 18 March 1993

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRo 782	MoHa 783

Cars 2, 4, and 7 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets

6-car sets used on Hyper Nichirin services from 18 March 1993

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRoHa 782	SaHa 783

Cars 3 and 6 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car sets

5-car 783 series set on an ''Ariake'' service, 1992

783 series EMU hauled by a dedicated DE10 diesel locomotive and Yo 28000 generator van on ''Ariake'' services over non-electrified sections

5-car sets used on Ariake and Super Ariake services from 1 April 1988

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRo 782	MoHa 783

Cars 2, and 5 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car sets used on Hyper Ariake services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on Tsubame services from 15 July 1992

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRo 782	MoHa 783

Cars 2, and 5 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car sets

4-car sets used on Hyper Ariake services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on Ariake and Hyper Nichirin services from 15 July 1992

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRoHa 782	SaHa 783

Car 5 was fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

3-car sets

3-car sets used on Ariake and Super Ariake services from 1 April 1988 until 1990

Car No.	Numbering
1	2
KuRoHa 782	MoHa 783-100

Car 3 was fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

History

The 783 series trains were first introduced from 13 March 1988, initially branded as "Hyper Saloon".

On 30 May 1989, the 783 series design was awarded the 1988 Laurel Prize by the Japan Railfan Club. A special award ceremony was held at platform 1 of Hakata Station on 26 August 1989.

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.

References

Kotsu Shimbunsha. (May 2017)
(2009). "JR全車輌ハンドブック2009". Neko Publishing.
Saka, Masahiro. (March 2014). "JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine.
(May 2010). "JR電車編成表 2010夏". JRR.
(March 2011). "JR九州新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine.
Nishimura, Takao. (September 2011). "783系「ハイパーサルーン」". [[Japan Railfan Magazine]].

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