# 489 series

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Japanese train type

489 series 489 series on a Noto service in May 2007 In service 1972–2012 Replaced KiHa 80 series Constructed 1971–1979 Number in service None Number preserved 2 vehicles Operators JNR (1972–1987) JR East(1987–2000) JR-West (1987–2012) Depot Kanazawa Specifications Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Traction system Resistor control Electric system 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC, 50/60 Hz Current collection overhead catenary Braking systems Dynamic brake, electro-pneumatic brake Safety system ATS Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The **489 series** (489系, *489-kei*) was a [limited express](/source/Limited_express) [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train type introduced in March 1972 by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) in Japan, and later operated by [East Japan Railway Company](/source/East_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR East) and [West Japan Railway Company](/source/West_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR-West) until 2012.[1]

## Operations

The 489 series trains were developed from the earlier [485 series](/source/485_series) specially for use on the *[Hakusan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hakusan_(train)&action=edit&redlink=1)* and *[Asama](/source/Asama_(train))* [limited express](/source/Limited_express) services operating over the steeply graded [Usui Pass](/source/Usui_Pass) ([Yokokawa Station](/source/Yokokawa_Station) - [Karuizawa Station](/source/Karuizawa_Station) of old JNR [Shinetsu Main Line](/source/Shinetsu_Main_Line)). They were designed to operate in multiple with the [JNR Class EF63](/source/JNR_Class_EF63) electric banking locomotives.[1]

		- A 489 series EMU on an *Asama* service in August 1997

		- A 489 series EMU hauled by [EF63](/source/JNR_Class_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](/source/Noto_(train))* and *[Hakutaka](/source/Hakutaka_(train))* services were formed as shown below.[2]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Numbering KuHa 489-500 MoHa 488 MoHa 489 SaRo 489 MoHa 488-200 MoHa 489 MoHa 488 MoHa 489 KuHa 489 Facilities Toilet Phone / Toilet Toilet Lounge area Toilet

Cars 2, 5, and 7 were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[2]

## History

Following the end of regular *[Noto](/source/Noto_(train))* 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.[3]

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.[4][5]

Set H01 was officially withdrawn on 1 June 2012.[6]

## Preserved examples

- KuHa 489-1: Preserved at the [Kyoto Railway Museum](/source/Kyoto_Railway_Museum) in Kyoto since April 2016.[7]

- KuHa 489-501: Preserved in [Komatsu, Ishikawa](/source/Komatsu%2C_Ishikawa) (since March 2013)[8]

		- KuHa 489-1 at the Kyoto Railway Museum in April 2016

		- KuHa 489-501 in Komatsu in August 2014

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR 489](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_489).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-1) *Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009* JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [*JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009*]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. pp. 183–4. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-7770-0836-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-7770-0836-0).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jrr2007_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jrr2007_2-1) JR電車編成表 '07冬号 [*JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007*]. Japan: JRR. December 2006. p. 134. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-88283-046-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-88283-046-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hokkoku20120516_3-0)** [ボンネット型、最後の走行 金沢から白山へ](https://web.archive.org/web/20120623143414/http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/TR20120516701.htm) ["Bonnet style" makes last run from Kanazawa to Hakuzan]. *The Hokkoku Shimbun* (in Japanese). Japan. 16 May 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/TR20120516701.htm) on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan20110327_4-0)** [「ありがとう489系」運転](http://railf.jp/news/2011/03/27/200300.html) ["Thankyou 489 series" run]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan20120417_5-0)** ["489系H01編成が本線走行"](http://railf.jp/news/2012/04/17/172900.html) [489 series H01 mainline run]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dj341_6-0)** "JR車両のうごき" [JR Rolling Stock Changes]. *Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine*. **41** (341): 143. 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan662_7-0)** 京都鉄道博物館 [Kyoto Railway Museum]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)* (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 662. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2016. p. 50.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [クハ489-501が，保存先の小松市へ陸送される](http://railf.jp/news/2013/03/11/180000.html) [KuHa 489-501 moved to preservation site in Komatsu]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

v t e Electric multiple units of Japanese National Railways DC commuter/suburban 12 63 70 72 101 103 105 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 201 203 205 207 211 213 301 DC express/limited express 52 80 151 153 155 157 159 161 165 167 169 181 183 185 187 189 381 AC/DC commuter/suburban 401 403 411 413 415 417 419 421 423 AC/DC express/limited express 451 453 455 457 471 473 475 481 483 485 487 489 581 583 AC commuter/suburban 711 713 715 717 AC limited express 781 Non-revenue/experimental 141 143 145 147 191 193 443 495 591 791 This list shows all JNR EMUs, both active and withdrawn. Shinkansen types are omitted.

v t e Multiple-units of East Japan Railway Company Current / active Shinkansen AC EMUs E2 E3 E5 E6 E7 E8 Conventional lines (Narrow- gauge) DC EMUs Commuter E127 E129 E131 205 209 211 E231 E233 E235 Limited express 253 255 E257 E259 E261 E353 AC/DC EMUs Commuter E501 E531 Limited express E653 E655 E657 AC EMUs Commuter 701 719 E721 Limited express E751 BEMUs DC EV-E301 AC EV-E801 DMUs Diesel KiHa 40 KiHa 100/110 KiHa E120 KiHa E130 KiHa 141 Diesel-electric GV-E400 Hybrid MUs Commuter KiHa E200 HB-E210 HB-E220 Resort/deluxe trains E001 HB-E300 Non-revenue AC EMUs E926 "East-i" E956 DC EMUs 143 145 AC/DC EMUs E491 E493 DMUs Diesel KiYa E193 KiYa E195 Diesel-electric GV-E197 Future Shinkansen AC EMUs E10 Conventional lines AC EMUs E723 Fuel cell EMUs FV-E991 Retired / withdrawn Shinkansen AC EMUs 200 400 E1 E4 Conventional lines DC EMUs Commuter KuMoHa 12 KuMoHa 40 101 103 105 107 113 115 123 201 203 207 E217 301 Limited express 157 165 167 169 183 185 189 215 251 E351 AC/DC EMUs Commuter 403 415 417 453 455 457 Limited express 483 485 489 583 651 AC EMUs 715 717 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 30 KiHa 35 KiHa 37 KiHa 38 KiHa 45 KiHa 52 KiHa 58 KiHa 59 Non-revenue AC EMUs 925 STAR21 KuMoYa 740 KuMoYa 743 DC EMUs KuMoYa 90 193 901 E331 E993 AC/DC EMUs KuMoYa 441 443 KuYa 497 E991 DMU KiYa 191 Hybrid MU KiYa E991 DC BEMU E995 Experimental Fastech 360 E331

v t e Multiple units of West Japan Railway Company Current / active Shinkansen AC EMUs 500 700 N700 N700S W7 Conventional lines (Narrow- gauge) DC EMUs 103 105 113 115 117 123 125 201 205 207 213 221 223 225 227 321 323 271 273 281 283 285 287 289 AC/DC EMUs 521 681 683 DMUs KiHa 40 KiHa 120 KiHa 121/126 [ja] KiHa 122/127 87 KiHa 187 KiHa 189 Non-revenue EMU 923-3000 145 [ja] Diesel KiYa 141 [ja] KiYa 143 Diesel-electric DEC700 DEC741 Retired / withdrawn Shinkansen AC EMUs 0 100 300 Conventional lines DC EMUs KuMoHa 42 [ja] KuMoNi 83 [ja] KuMoHa 84 [ja] 101 211 165 167 183 381 AC/DC EMUs 413 415 419 457 471 475 485 489 583 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 30/35 KiHa 33 [ja] KiHa 37 [ja] KiHa 38 KiHa 23/53 [ja] KiHa 52 KiHa 58/28 [ja] KiHa 65 [ja] KiHa 181 Non-revenue EMU 922-20 WIN350 KuMoYa 90 [ja] KuMoYa 91 [ja] KuMoYa 441 [ja] 443 [ja] U@tech (223/213) DMU KiYa 191 [ja]

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