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787 series (JR Kyushu)
Japanese train type
Japanese train type
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 787 series |
| image | Ariake-Series787-BM2.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| caption | 787 series set BM2 on the Kagoshima Main Line, June 2019 |
| service | July 1992–present |
| manufacturer | Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo |
| factory | Kudamatsu, Higashiōsaka |
| replaced | 485 series |
| yearconstruction | 1992–2002 |
| numberservice | 140 vehicles (26 sets) |
| formation | 4/6/7 cars per trainset |
| fleetnumbers | BM1-15, BM101-111 |
| operator | JR Kyushu |
| depots | Ōita, Minami-Fukuoka |
| carbody | Steel |
| carlength | 21.2 m (end cars) |
| 20 m (intermediate cars) | |
| width | 2,944 mm |
| doors | 1 per side |
| maxspeed | 130 km/h |
| traction | Thyristor drive |
| electricsystem | 20 kV AC 60 Hz |
| collectionmethod | Overhead catenary |
| bogies | DT400K (powered), TR400K (trailer) |
| DT901K (powered), TR901K (trailer) (prototype bogie) | |
| safety | ATS-SK |
| gauge | |
| notes |
20 m (intermediate cars) DT901K (powered), TR901K (trailer) (prototype bogie)
The 787 series is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since July 1992.
Design
The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Kinki Sharyo.
Formations
7-car sets (BM1–11, BM13–14) (2004–2011)
The 7-car sets are formed as follows.
| Car No. | Designation | Numbering |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Msc | M'1 | T1 |
| KuMoRo 787 | MoHa 786 | SaHa 787-100 |
Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.
6-car sets (BM1-14, BM115)
The two 6-car sets are formed as follows.
| Car No. | Designation | Numbering |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Msc | M'1 | T2 |
| KuMoRo 787 | MoHa 786 | SaHa 787-200 |
Cars 2 and 6 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.
4-car sets (BM101–BM111)
The 11 4-car sets are formed as follows.
| Car No. | Designation | Numbering |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Thsc | M | M' |
| KuRoHa 786 | MoHa 787 | MoHa 786 |
Car 3 is fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.
Operations
, the 787 series are used on the following limited express services.
- Ariake
- Kirameki
- Kaiō
- Midori
- Nichirin
- Hyuga
- Kirishima
- Relay Kamome
- Sendai Express
Former operations
- Relay Tsubame (2004–2011)
From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, with the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen, 787 series sets were no longer used on Relay Tsubame services. The T1 (SaHa 787) cars were removed from the 7-car sets to form a fleet of 15 6-car sets. These were redeployed on Kamome services, displacing the earlier 783 series EMUs.
Joyful Train sets
Main article: Joyful Train
- 36 + 3: A modified six-car set, which had been planned for service to begin on 15 October 2020, is based at Minami-Fukuoka Depot.
History
All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.
References
References
- (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.
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