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JR Shikoku 1500 series
Japanese train type
Japanese train type
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1500 series |
| image | JRS DC 1500-1513.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| caption | Car 1513 leading a 2-car formation, October 2008 |
| service | May 2006–Present |
| manufacturer | Kinki Sharyo, Niigata Transys |
| replaced | KiHa 58, KiHa 65 |
| yearconstruction | 2006–2014 |
| numberbuilt | 34 vehicles |
| numberservice | 32 vehicles |
| formation | Single car |
| capacity | 121 (38 seated) |
| operator | JR Shikoku |
| depots | Tokushima |
| lines | Kōtoku Line, Tokushima Line, Mugi Line |
| carbody | Stainless steel |
| carlength | 20800 mm |
| width | 2900 mm |
| height | 3560 mm |
| doors | Three per side |
| maxspeed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
| engine | SA6D140HE-2 (x1) |
| poweroutput | 450 hp (at 2,100 rpm) |
| bogies | S-DT65/S-TR65 |
| multipleworking | 1200 series |
| gauge |
The 1500 series is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan since 2006.
Operations
The 1500 series trains are used on the following JR Shikoku lines.
- Kōtoku Line
- Tokushima Line
- Mugi Line
Build details and variants
| Batch | Vehicle numbers | Manufacturer | Build date | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1501–1508 | Niigata Transys | script-title=ja:1500形増備車 | trans-title=Additional 1500 series cars | magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 53 | issue = 623 | page =55 | publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. | location = Japan | language= Japanese | date = March 2013}} |
| 2 | 1509–1515 | April 2008 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1551 | January 2009 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1552–1557 | January 2010 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1558–1563 | January 2011 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1564–1565 | January 2012 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1566–1567 | Kinki Sharyo | January 2013 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1568–1569 | Niigata Transys | url= http://railf.jp/news/2014/01/09/140000.html | title= JR四国1500形が甲種輸送される | trans-title=JR Shikoku 1500 series delivered | date= 9 January 2014 | work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online | publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd. | location= Japan | language= Japanese | accessdate= 10 January 2014}} |
File:JRS DC 1500-1508.jpg|1st-batch car 1508 File:JRS DC 1500-1555.jpg|4th-batch car 1555 File:JR shikoku 1500 series 1567 at takamatsu.jpg|7th-batch car 1567 File:JR shikoku 1500 series 1568 at takamatsu.jpg|8th-batch car 1568
Interior
Passenger accommodation in the sets built up to January 2012 consists of transverse flip-over seating arranged 2+2 abreast. Sets built from 2013 onward have a mixture of transverse and longitudinal seating.
File:JRS 1500 1504 interior 20070325.jpg|Interior view of car 1504
History
The first trains entered service on 25 May 2006.
The two 7th-batch cars, 1566 and 1567, entered service from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.
References
References
- (2009). "JR全車輌ハンドブック2009". Neko Publishing.
- Haraguchi, Takayuki. (2009). "Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌". Sekai Bunka.
- {{cite magazine. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. (March 2013)
- (9 January 2014). "JR四国1500形が甲種輸送される". Koyusha Co., Ltd..
- Nishiwaki, Kōji. (October 2010). "JR各社の新世代気動車の現況 ＪＲ四国1500形". Koyusha Co., Ltd..
- (17 March 2013). "JR四国1500形7次車が営業運転を開始". Koyusha Co., Ltd..
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