BEC819 series

BEC819 series

Set Z001 on test in June 2016
In service 19 October 2016 -
Manufacturer Hitachi
Built at Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family name Hitachi A-train
Constructed 2016–
Number under construction 12 vehicles (6 sets)
Number built 2 vehicles (1 set)
Number in service 2 vehicles (1 set)
Formation 2 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers Z001-
Operator(s) JR Kyushu
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car length 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Height 4,096 mm (13 ft 5.3 in)
Floor height 1,125 mm (3 ft 8.3 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system MT404K
Power output 95 kW x 4
Electric system(s) 20 kV AC 60 Hz
Current collection method Overhead catenary
Bogies
  • DT409K (motored)
  • TR409K (trailer)
Safety system(s) ATS-DK
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The BEC819 series (BEC819系), branded "DENCHA" (Dual Energy Charge Train), is a two-car battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on inter-running services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Main Line in Fukuoka Prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan, since October 2016. One pre-series trainset was delivered for testing in April 2016, entering revenue service on 19 October 2016. This will be followed by six more two-car sets, entering service in spring 2017.[1]

Design

Based on the earlier 817 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains,[1] styling of the trains was overseen by industrial designer Eiji Mitooka.[2]

Operations

The BEC819 series trains are used on through services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line electrified at 20 kV AC and the non-electrified Chikuhō Main Line (known as the "Wakamatsu Line") between Orio and Wakamatsu.

Formations

The BEC819 series trains are formed as two-car sets, with one motored ("Mc") car and one non-powered trailer ("TC") car, as follows.[3]

Designation Tc Mc
Numbering KuHa BEC818 KuMoHa BEC819
Weight (t) 35.5 36.6
Capacity (total/seated) 131/40 133/40

Interior

Internally, LED lighting is used throughout.[4]

History

Initial details of the new train were formally announced by JR Kyushu on 29 January 2016.[4] A pre-series two-car train was delivered from Hitachi's factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture in April 2016.[5] This underwent testing before entering revenue-earning service on 19 October 2016.[2][4]

Future plans

A further six two-car trainsets are scheduled to be introduced in spring 2017.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 JR九州 架線式蓄電池電車"DENCHA"今秋デビュー [JR Kyushu "DENCHA" battery train to debut this autumn]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 地球にやさしい“蓄電池電車”「ＤＥＮＣＨＡ」運行開始　ＪＲ筑豊線 [Environmentally friendly "Dencha" battery train enters service on JR Chikuho Line]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 BEC819系 交流架線式蓄電池電車 [819 series overhead-wire battery EMU]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 667. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 2016. p. 70-71.
  4. 1 2 3 4 JR九州、819系「DENCHA」デビューへ エコでスマートな“蓄電池電車” [JR Kyushu to introduce 819 series "DENCHA" - an economical and smart battery train] (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ↑ 819系が甲種輸送される [819 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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