# 583 series

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Japanese train type

583 series 583 series N1+N2 set in September 2016 In service 1967 – April 2017 Manufacturers Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation Constructed 1967–1972 Number built 434 vehicles Number in service None Number preserved 6 vehicles Number scrapped 271 vehicles (the rest of 153 vehicles were converted to 419 / 715 series) Formation 6, 10, 12, 13 cars per set Operators ■ JNR (1967-1987) ■ JR Hokkaido (1987-1990) ■ JR East (1987-2017) ■ JR-West (1987-2013) Depots Akita, Sendai, Kyoto Specifications Doors 1 per side (except dining car) Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Traction system Resistor control Acceleration 1.3 km/(h⋅s) (0.81 mph/s) Electric system 1,500 V DC, 20 kV AC 50 Hz (583 series), 60 Hz (581, 583 series) Braking systems Dynamic brake, Electro-pneumatic brake Safety systems ATS-S, ATS-P Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Notes/references This train won the 11th Blue Ribbon Award in 1968.

Reliveried 583 series on a *[Kitaguni](/source/Kitaguni)* service in April 2008

The **581/583 series** (581/583系) are a class of limited express [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) introduced in 1967 by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) 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) on the through services express *[Kitaguni](/source/Kitaguni)* and other special trains until 2017.

The seats of the 581 and 583 series trains could be transformed into three-berth beds, enabling the trains to be used on both daytime and night train services.

As of 1 October 2016[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=583_series&action=edit), just six cars remained in service, operated by JR East and based at Akita Depot for use on additional and charter services.[1] This last trainset was withdrawn in April 2017.

## Individual car types

- **KuHaNe 581**: Cab car with air compressor and [motor-generator](/source/Motor-generator) (150 kVA)

- **KuHaNe 583**: Cab car with air compressor and motor-generator (210 kVA: beneath the floor)

- **MoHaNe 580**: Motored car with two pantographs (1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC 60 Hz)

- **MoHaNe 581**: Motored car coupled to MoHaNe 580

- **MoHaNe 582**: Motored car with two pantographs (1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC 50/60 Hz)

- **MoHaNe 583**: Motored car coupled to MoHaNe 582

- **SaHaNe 581**: Intermediate trailer car. All withdrawn.

- **SaRo 581**: Green (first class) intermediate trailer car. The seats cannot be converted into berths.

- **SaRoNe 581**: Converted from SaRo 581 in 1985 for *[Kitaguni](/source/Kitaguni)* services. The berths cannot be converted into seats.

- **SaShi 581**: Dining car. All withdrawn.

		- Artist's impression of a KuHaNe 581 coach

## Formations

(as of 1 July 2010)[2]

### JR East (Akita Depot)

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Numbering KuHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 KuHaNe 583

### JR East (Sendai Depot)

Set N1/N2:

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Numbering KuHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 KuHaNe 583

### JR West (Kyoto Depot)

Sets B04-06:

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Numbering KuHaNe 581 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 SaRo 581 SaRoNe 581 MoHaNe 582 KuHaNe 581

## Interior

		- Seating arrangement in a 583 series coach

		- The interior of a Saro 581 Green seating car in 2010

		- The interior of a SaShi 581 dining car in 1985

## History

A 583 series set at [Sendai Station](/source/Sendai_Station_(Miyagi)) in April 2011, operating a *[Shinkansen Relay](/source/Shinkansen_Relay#Rapid_Shinkansen_Relay_(April_2011))* service

The 581 series was introduced in 1967 on the *[Midori](/source/Midori_(train))* ([Shin-Ōsaka](/source/Shin-%C5%8Csaka_Station) - [Kumamoto](/source/Kumamoto_Station) daytime limited express) and *Gekkō* (Shin-Osaka - [Hakata](/source/Hakata_Station) night limited express).

The 583 series was introduced in 1968 on the *[Hatsukari](/source/Hatsukari)* ([Ueno](/source/Ueno_Station) - [Aomori](/source/Aomori_Station) via [Tōhoku Main Line](/source/T%C5%8Dhoku_Main_Line) daytime), *[Hakutsuru](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hakutsuru&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Ueno - Aomori via Tōhoku Main Line night), and *[Yūzuru](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Y%C5%ABzuru_(train)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Ueno - Aomori via [Jōban Line](/source/J%C5%8Dban_Line) night).

These trains were subsequently used on other limited express services.

In 1982, when the [Tohoku Shinkansen](/source/Tohoku_Shinkansen) opened, many cars became surplus to requirements, and some were remodeled into [419 series](/source/419_series) and [715 series](/source/715_series) EMUs.

The last remaining trainset in service, a six-car set based at JR East's Akita Depot made its final run on 8 April 2017, on a charter service between [Akita](/source/Akita_Station) and [Hirosaki](/source/Hirosaki_Station).[3]

## Preserved examples

As of April 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=583_series&action=edit), six former 581 series cars are preserved statically.

- **KuHaNe 581 8**: Preserved at the Kyushu Railway History Museum in [Kitakyushu, Fukuoka](/source/Kitakyushu%2C_Fukuoka) (cosmetically restored from its previous identity as KuHa 715-1).[4]

- **SaHaNe 581 19**: Preserved at the "Truck Kingdom" (トロッコ王国) in [Bifuka, Hokkaido](/source/Bifuka%2C_Hokkaido).[4]

- **SaShi 581 31**: Preserved adjacent to the Hachinohe City Museum in [Hachinohe, Aomori](/source/Hachinohe%2C_Aomori).[4]

- **KuHaNe 581 35**: Preserved at the [Kyoto Railway Museum](/source/Kyoto_Railway_Museum) in Kyoto since April 2016.[5]

In February 2015, JR-West car KuHaNe 581 35, formerly stored at Suita Depot in Osaka, was moved to Kyoto for exhibition at the Kyoto Railway Museum opening in April 2016. It was returned from its previous *Kitaguni* livery to its original JNR blue and cream livery.[6]

In August 2017, JR East announced the donation of two former intermediate 583 series cars (MoHaNe 582-106 and MoHaNe 583-106), which will be preserved at the National Taiwan Museum in Taiwan. The 583 series is known to be the first sleeper EMU introduced in Japan in the late 1960s.[7]

		- KuHaNe 581 8 at the Kyushu Railway History Museum

		- KuHaNe 581 35 at the Kyoto Railway Museum in September 2018

		- 583 series intermediate cars at the Taipei Railway Workshop

## In fiction

The story "Ah, My Beloved 583-series" of the anime *[The Laughing Salesman NEW](/source/The_Laughing_Salesman#Episode_List:_The_Laughing_Salesman_NEW)* focuses on a man whose dream is to ride the 583-Type train and is given a once-only chance by Moguro, however boarding the train again condemns him to stay on it forever.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-jrr2017_winter_1-0)** *Jr電車編成表* JR電車編成表 2017冬 [*JR EMU Formations - Winter 2017*] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 November 2016. p. 422. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-73716-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-73716-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dj318_2-0)** 世界初の寝台電車 581系・583系 [581/583 Series - The World's First Sleeping Car EMU]. *Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine*. **39** (318): 10–31. October 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mynavi20170218_3-0)** Ueshin, Daisuke (18 February 2017). [JR東日本583系、秋田車両センター所属の最後の編成が引退へ - 4/8最終運行](http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2017/02/18/017/) [Last JR East 583 series train to be withdrawn - Final run on 8 April]. *Mynavi News* (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170219005506/http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2017/02/18/017/) from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sasada2014_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sasada2014_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sasada2014_4-2) Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). *国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016* 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [*JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016*] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 124. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4863209282](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4863209282).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan662_5-0)** 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-railfan20150215_6-0)** [クハネ581-35が回送される](http://railf.jp/news/?02160800) [KuHaNe 581-35 moved]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ministry_of_Culture_(Taiwan)_7-0)** ["Japan donates 2 of world's earliest 'sleeper' train cars to Taiwan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211835/http://english.moc.gov.tw/information_196_75217.html). *english.moc.gov.tw*. Taiwan: Ministry of Culture of Taiwan (Republic of China). 1 August 2017. Archived from [the original](http://english.moc.gov.tw/information_196_75217.html) on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Bento Wars / Ah, My Beloved 583-Type". [The Laughing Salesman NEW](/source/The_Laughing_Salesman#Episode_List:_The_Laughing_Salesman_NEW). Episode 3. 17 April 2017. [TV Asahi](/source/TV_Asahi).

## Further reading

- Fukuhara, Shunichi (28 February 2011). *581・583系物語: 月光・みどりからきたぐにまで* 581・583系物語 [*The 581 and 583 series story*]. Japan: JTB Can Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4533081569](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4533081569).

- Teramoto, Mitsuteru (2014). *よみがえる583系: 昼夜兼行で走り抜けた「本邦初の寝台電車」の集大成* よみがえる583系 [*Recalling the 583 series*]. Japan: Gakken Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9784054061095](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9784054061095).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR 583](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_583).

- ["*Kitaguni* 583 series"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121014165424/http://www.jr-odekake.net/train/kitaguni/index.html). *jr-odekake.net* (in Japanese). Archived from [the original](http://www.jr-odekake.net/train/kitaguni/index.html) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.

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 Hokkaido Railway Company Current / active Shinkansen AC EMU H5 Conventional lines AC EMUs 721 731 733 735 737 785 789 DMUs KiHa 40 KiHa 54 KiHa 150 KiHa 201 KiHa 261 KiHa 283 DEMUs H100 Retired / withdrawn Conventional lines AC/DC EMUs 485 583 AC EMUs 711 781 DMUs KiHa 22 KiHa 45 KiHa 56 KiHa 80 KiHa 130 KiHa 141 KiHa 183 KiHa 281 KiHa 285 Non-revenue DMUs KiHa 160 DMV

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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