{{short description|Japanese train type}} {{Update|part=the status of the 651-0 series fleet|date=May 2022|reason=}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox train | name = 651 series | image = Series651-0.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = A 651 series in June 2017 | stocktype = | service = 1989–2023 | manufacturer = [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] | factory = [[Hyogo]] | family = | replaced = [[485 series]] | yearconstruction = 1988–1992 | yearservice = | refurbishment = October 2000 – December 2002 | yearscrapped = 2013–2023 | numberconstruction = | numberbuilt = 99 vehicles (18 sets) | numberservice = None | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = 99 vehicles (18 sets) | successor = [[E657 series]] | formation = 4/7 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = | capacity = | operator = [[JR East]] | depots = {{plainlist| *Katsuta *Omiya *Kōzu |}} | lines = | carbody = Steel | carlength = {{plainlist| *{{convert|21.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (end cars) *{{convert|21.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (intermediate cars)<ref name="neko2009"/> |}} | width = {{convert|2,900|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | doors = | maxspeed = {{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}<ref name="neko2009"/> | weight = | acceleration = {{cvt|1.95|km/h/s}} | deceleration = {{cvt|5.2|km/h/s}} | traction = [[Thyristor drive]] + [[Resistor|Resistor control]] + field system superimposed field excitation control | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | electricsystem = 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC (50 Hz) [[overhead line|overhead catenary]] | collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (transport)|Pantograph]] | bogies = DT56 (motor), T241 (trailer) | brakes = | safety = ATS-P, ATS-Ps | coupling = | multipleworking = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} | notes = {{Blue Ribbon Award (railway)|1990|33rd}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''651 series'''|651系}} was an [[Alternating current|AC]]/[[Direct current|DC]] dual-voltage [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) type operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) in Japan between March 1989 and October 2023.<ref name="neko2009">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 |trans-title=JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009|publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 2009 |location = Japan |pages = 187–188 |isbn = 978-4-7770-0836-0}}</ref>
Trains originally operated as 7+4-car formations on ''[[Super Hitachi]]'' [[limited express]] services between {{STN|Ueno|x}} in Tokyo and {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}} via the [[Jōban Line]], but were withdrawn from regular scheduled services from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.<ref name="railfan20130316">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2013/03/16/131200.html|script-title=ja: 651系・E653系が定期運用から離脱|trans-title=651 series and E653 series removed from regular services|date= 16 March 2013|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date=20 March 2013 }}</ref> The majority of the fleet was subsequently modified to become the 651-1000 series, and re-employed on ''[[Akagi (train)|Akagi]]'' and ''[[Kusatsu (train)|Kusatsu]]'' limited express services from March 2014.
==Variants== * '''651-0 series''': Original (nine 7-car and nine 4-car) AC/DC sets built from 1989 * '''651-1000 series''': 7-car and 4-car DC-only sets modified from 651-0 series * '''''Izu Craile''''': Rebuilt 4-car resort trainset entering service in July 2016
==Operations== The 651-1000 series sets were used on ''[[Akagi (train)|Akagi]]'', ''[[Akagi (train)|Swallow Akagi]]'', and ''[[Kusatsu (train)|Kusatsu]]'' limited express services.<ref name="railfan642">{{cite journal|script-title=ja: 651系1000番台 |trans-title= 651-1000 series|journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 54|issue = 642 |pages=82–84 |language= ja |date = October 2014}}</ref>
Beginning in April 2019, a four-car 651-0 series set operated as a local service on a segment of Jōban Line between [[Iwaki_Station_(Fukushima)|Iwaki]] and [[Tomioka Station|Tomioka]], making 2 round trips a day.
==Formations==
===651-0 series=== [[File:Jreast 651 K206 20130120.jpg|thumb|A 4+7-car formation on a ''Super Hitachi'' service in January 2013]] {{As of|2015|10|01}}, the fleet of original 651-0 series trainsets consisted of three (out of the original nine) seven-car sets (K102, 103, 105) and five (out of the original nine) four-car sets (K201, 202, 204, 205, 207), based at Katsuta Depot.<ref name="jrr2016_winter">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2016冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Winter 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 18 November 2015 |location = Japan |language = ja |pages = 42, 65|isbn = 978-4-330-62315-3}}</ref>
====7-car sets==== The seven-car sets, K101 to K109, were formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Ueno (southern) end.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 |- ! Designation | Tc2 || M'2 || M2 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Ts || M'1 || M1 || Tc1 |- ! Numbering | KuHa 650 || MoHa 650-100 || MoHa 651-100 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| SaRo 651 || MoHa 650 || MoHa 651 || KuHa 651 |} * Cars 2 and 5 were each fitted with one PS26 lozenge-type [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]].<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/> * Cars 1, 3, 4, and 6 had toilets.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
====4-car sets==== The four-car sets, K201 to K209, were formed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 8 at the Ueno (southern) end.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 |- ! Designation | Tc2 || M'1 || M1 || Tc1 |- ! Numbering | KuHa 650 || MoHa 650 || MoHa 651 || KuHa 651-100 |} * Car 9 was fitted with one PS26 lozenge-type pantograph.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/> * Cars 8 and 10 had toilets.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
===651-1000 series=== [[File:Series651-1000 OM-201 Kusatsu-3.jpg|thumb|651-1000 series set OM201 on a ''Kusatsu'' service in December 2022]] {{As of|2015|10|01}}, the fleet consisted of six seven-car sets (numbered OM201 to OM206) and three four-car sets (numbered OM301 to OM303), all based at Omiya Depot.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
====7-car sets==== The seven-car sets, OM201 to OM206, were formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Ueno (southern) end.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/><ref name="railfan642"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 |- ! Designation | Tc2 || M'2 || M2 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Ts || M'1 || M1 || Tc1 |- ! Numbering | KuHa 650-1000 || MoHa 650-1100 || MoHa 651-1100 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| SaRo 651-1000 || MoHa 650-1000 || MoHa 651-1000 || KuHa 651-1000 |- ! Seating capacity | 52 || 64 || 58 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 36 || 68 || 64 || 56 |} * Cars 2 and 5 were each fitted with one PS33D single-arm [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]].<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/> * Cars 1, 3, 4, and 6 had toilets.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
====4-car sets==== The four-car sets, OM301 to OM303, were formed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 8 at the Ueno (southern) end.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/><ref name="railfan642"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 |- ! Designation | Tc2 || M'1 || M1 || Tc |- ! Numbering | KuHa 650-1000 || MoHa 650-1000 || MoHa 651-1000 || KuHa 651-1100 |- ! Seating capacity | 52 || 68 || 64 || 56 |} * Car 9 was fitted with one PS33D single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/> * Cars 8 and 10 had toilets.<ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
===''Izu Craile'' 4-car set IR01=== [[File:JRE IZU CRAILE 651kei.jpg|thumb|The ''Izu Craile'' set IR01 in August 2016]] The converted four-car set IR01 (formerly OM301) was formed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the southern end.<ref name="railfan663">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: 651系「IZU CRAILE」|trans-title=651 series "Izu Craile"|magazine = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 56|issue = 663 |pages = 92–94 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = ja |date = July 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 |- ! Designation | Tsc2 || M'1 || Ms1 || Tsc |- ! Numbering | KuRo 650-1007 || MoHa 650-1007 || MoRo 651-1007 || KuRo 651-1101 |- ! Former number | KuHa 650-1007 || MoHa 650-1007 || MoHa 651-1007 || KuHa 651-1101 |- ! Weight (t) | 36.3 || 41.1 || 37.8 || 31.1 |- ! Seating capacity | 24 || - || 22 || 52 |}
Car 2 was fitted with one PS33D single-arm pantograph.<ref name="railfan663"/>
==Interior== Internally, Green car (first class) accommodation was arranged 2+1 abreast with a seat pitch of {{Convert|1,160|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and Standard class is arranged 2+2 abreast with a seat pitch of {{Convert|970|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="neko2009"/><ref name="jre20101207">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20101206.pdf|script-title=ja: 常磐線特急に新型車両を導入!|trans-title=New trains to be introduced on Jōban Line limited express services|date= 7 December 2010 |website=jreast.co.jp |publisher= East Japan Railway Company|language= ja|access-date= 7 December 2010}}</ref>
<gallery> File:Green Car's Seat of JR 651.JPG|Green class seating File:JREast651-interior.jpg|Interior view of standard class car </gallery>
==History== The 651 series trains were introduced on new ''[[Super Hitachi]]'' limited services between Ueno and Sendai on 11 March 1989,<ref name="neko2009"/> and the trains received the 33rd [[Blue Ribbon Award (railway)|Blue Ribbon Award]] presented annually in Japan since 1958 by the Japan Railfan Club.<ref name="limitedexpress2013">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR特急列車年鑑2013 |trans-title=Limited Express Annual 2013 |publisher = Ikaros Publications Ltd. |date = 20 December 2012 |location = Tokyo, Japan |pages = 70–71|isbn = 978-4-86320-654-0}}</ref>
From 2 December 2000, the Green car (car 4) was made entirely non-smoking, and the internal partitions were removed between December 2000 and January 2001.<ref name="jrr2009">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2009夏 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Summer 2009| publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha| date = June 2009| location = Japan| page =43| isbn = 978-4-330-06909-8}}</ref> Three seats were added to the Green car in June 2004, increasing the seating capacity to 36.<ref name="jrr2009"/> All cars became no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.<ref name="jrr2009"/> The refreshment vending machines were discontinued from 31 March 2008.<ref name="jrr2009"/>
From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, six pairs of 651 series trains were removed from service and put into storage, replaced by new 10-car [[E657 series]] EMUs on ''Super Hitachi'' services.<ref name="railfan613">{{cite journal| title = E657系投入にともなう651・E653系の動き|trans-title= 651/E653 series changes following E657b series introduction| journal = Japan Railfan Magazine| volume = 52| issue = 613|pages=70–71| date = May 2012}}</ref> The entire fleet was replaced by the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, but the sets were however retained for seasonal and additional workings.<ref name="railfan20130316"/>
From 1 October 2013, one 11-car 651 series formation was brought back into service for use on two ''Fresh Hitachi'' services daily while the E657 series fleet undergoes modification work to add LED seat reservation status indicators above each seat.<ref name="railfan636">{{cite journal| last = Matsumoto| first = Norihisa| script-title=ja: 転用進むJR特急車|trans-title= JR Limited Express Trains and Continuing Reassignment| journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]]| volume = 54| issue = 636|pages=33–35|language= ja| date = April 2014}}</ref> This continued until March 2015.<ref name="railfan636"/><ref name="jrr2016_winter"/>
===651-1000 series conversions=== Between late 2013 and early 2014, a number of 651 series sets were modified and renumbered 651-1000 series for use on ''[[Akagi (train)|Akagi]]'' and ''[[Kusatsu (train)|Kusatsu]]'' limited express services from the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014, replacing ageing [[185 series]] EMUs.<ref name="railfan642"/><ref name="railfan636"/> In 2018, seven-car set K102 also underwent this conversion.<ref name="OM207"/> The modifications included disconnecting (but not removing) the original AC electrical equipment, replacing the original PS26 lozenge-type pantographs with the same PS33D single-arm pantographs used on [[E233 series]] suburban EMUs, and adding an orange bodyside stripe below the windows.<ref name="railfan642"/> No changes were made to the interiors.<ref name="railfan642"/>
===''Izu Craile'' resort train=== Four-car set OM301 was rebuilt as a resort train set named {{Nihongo|''Izu Craile''|伊豆クレイル}} between November 2015 and April 2016, and entered service on the [[Ito Line]] and a section of the [[Tokaido Line]] between {{STN|Odawara|x}} and {{STN|Atami|x}} from 16 July 2016.<ref name="railfan663"/><ref name="hobidas20160427">{{cite web|url= http://rail.hobidas.com/blog/natori/archives/2016/04/27_25.html|script-title= ja: 「IZU CRAILE」(伊豆クレイル)報道公開|trans-title= Izu Craile Press Release|date= 27 April 2016|work= Tetsudo Hobidas|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 March 2020|archive-date= 23 September 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170923193734/http://rail.hobidas.com/blog/natori/archives/2016/04/27_25.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> The name is a [[portmanteau]] formed from "Cresciuto" (Italian for "mature"), "train", and the suffix "-ile".<ref name="hobidas20160121">{{cite web|url= http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/2016izu_crail.html|script-title= ja: 651系改造のリゾート列車 2016年夏デビュー|trans-title= Rebuilt 651 series resort train to debut in summer 2016|date= 21 January 2016|work= Tetsudo Hobidas|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 21 January 2016|archive-date= 9 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190609041624/http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/2016izu_crail.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> Car 1 has window-facing counter seats on the seaward side, car 2 has a bar counter and lounge, car 3 has semi-open compartments, and car 4 has conventional unidirectional 2+2-abreast seating. based at Kōzu Depot.<ref name="railfan663"/> On 30 January 2020, with the introduction of the [[E261 series]] on Saphir Odoriko services, JR East announced that the Izu Craile service would no longer be necessary, and that it would be retired. The train had its last run on 28 June 2020,<ref name="tetsudo shimbum 1941">{{cite web |url= http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-1941.html|script-title=ja: JR東日本「伊豆クレイル」引退へ 6/28ラストラン|trans-title=JR East Izu Craile will be retired June 28|date= 30 January 2020|work= Tetsudo Shimbun|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 March 2020 }}</ref><ref name="JR East Yokohama 20200130">{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2019/yokohama/20200130_y01.pdf|script-title=ja: ZUCRAILE「静岡デスティネーションキャンペーンアフターキャンペーン」では特別運行を行います!|trans-title=IZU CRAILE Shizuoka Destination Campaign will be running a special service!|date= 30 January 2020|work= JR East Yokohama Branch|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 March 2020 }}</ref> and was subsequently transported to Nagano General Rolling Stock Centre for scrap in October 2020.<ref name="IR01scrapped">{{cite web |title=651系1000番代IR01編成 長野へ |trans-title=651-1000 series set IR01 is sent to Nagano |url=https://rail.hobidas.com/rmnews/300622/ |website=RM News |publisher=Neko Publishing |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>
=== Retirement === From the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2023, the 651 series sets were withdrawn from ''Kusatsu'', ''Swallow Akagi'', and ''Akagi'' services, hence marking the end of regular service by the 651 series.<ref>{{cite web |title=「JR東日本初の特急車両」ついに勇退へ 車両の保存はある? 3月改正で定期運用消滅 |trans-title="JR East's first limited express train" to finally be retired. Will it be preserved? Regular service will cease to exist in March. |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/124917 |website=Traffic News |publisher=Mediavague Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=19 March 2023}}</ref>
The last surviving trainset, OM201, was sent for scrap in October 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=651系OM201編成が郡山へ |trans-title=651 Series Set OM201 heads to Koriyama |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/10/26/000000.html |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}</ref>
==Fleet details== [[File:651-1000 K109 Takasaki 20140122.JPG|thumb|Converted 651-1000 series set K109 (later OM206) on a driver-training run, January 2014]] The delivery, refurbishment, and conversion dates for the fleet are as shown below. All sets were originally built by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] in [[Hyogo]].<ref name="railfan642"/><ref name="railmagazine354">{{cite journal| last = Shibata| first = Togo| script-title=ja: さよなら651系〈スーパーひたち〉 E653系〈フレッシュひたち〉|trans-title= Farewell 651 series "Super Hitachi" & E653 series "Fresh Hitachi"| journal = Rail Magazine| issue = 354|pages=39–45|language= ja| date = March 2013}}</ref><ref name="OM207">{{cite web |title=651系OM207編成が配給輸送される |trans-title=651 series set OM207 transported |url=https://railf.jp/news/2018/05/09/173000.html |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=9 May 2018}}</ref>
===7-car sets=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Set ! Delivered ! Refurbished ! Renumbered ! Date modified ! Location modified !Withdrawn |- | K101 | 20 December 1988 | 2 October 2001 | OM201 | 12 March 2014 | Koriyama | 26 October 2023<ref name=":0" /> |- | K102 | 11 January 1989 | 3 August 2001 | OM207 | May 2018 | Koriyama | 27 September 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=651系OM207編成が郡山へ |trans-title=651 series set OM207 is sent to Koriyama |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/09/28/052500.html |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=28 September 2023}}</ref> |- | K103 | 6 February 1989 | 23 July 2002 | colspan=3| | |- | K104 | 15 February 1989 | 22 November 2000 | OM202 | 5 March 2014 | Omiya | 15 April 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=651系1000番代OM202編成が郡山総合車両センターへ |trans-title=651-1000 series set OM202 is sent to Koriyama Rolling Stock Centre |url=https://railf.jp/news/2022/04/16/140000.html |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=16 April 2022}}</ref> |- | K105 | 28 February 1989 | 16 February 2001 | colspan=3| | |- | K106 | 28 December 1989 | 18 June 2002 | OM203 | 24 January 2014 | Koriyama | 23 March 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2023 |title=651系OM203編成が郡山へ |trans-title=651 series set OM203 is sent to Koriyama |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/03/24/082500.html |access-date=24 March 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}</ref> |- | K107 | 19 February 1990 | 14 February 2002 | OM204 | 14 November 2013 | Koriyama | 26 April 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=651系1000番代OM204編成が郡山へ |trans-title=651-1000 series set OM204 is sent to Koriyama |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/04/27/060000.html |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=27 April 2023}}</ref> |- | K108 | 3 March 1990 | 4 October 2000 | OM205 | 6 December 2013 | Koriyama | 16 June 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=651系1000番代OM205編成が郡山へ |trans-title=651-1000 series set OM205 is sent to Koriyama |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/06/17/211500.html |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=17 June 2023}}</ref> |- | K109 | 26 January 1992 | 21 November 2001 | OM206 | 7 October 2013 | Koriyama | 26 July 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=651系1000番代OM206編成が郡山へ |trans-title=651-1000 series set OM206 is sent to Koriyama |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/07/27/125500.html |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |access-date=23 November 2024 |language=ja |date=27 July 2023}}</ref> |}
===4-car sets=== [[File:JR East 651 series Super Hitachi at Haranomachi station in Oct 2012.jpg|thumb|Four-car set K202 dumped next to Haranomachi Station since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Set ! Delivered ! Refurbished ! Renumbered ! Date modified ! Location modified ! Withdrawn |- | K201 | 6 February 1989 | 13 June 2001 | colspan=4| |- | K202 | 15 February 1989 | 3 March 2001 | colspan=4| |- | K203 | 28 February 1989 | 27 September 2002 | colspan=3| | 11 September 2013<ref name="jrr2014_winter">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2014冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Winter 2014 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 1 December 2013 |location = Japan |page =355 |isbn = 978-4-330-42413-2}}</ref> |- | K204 | 28 December 1989 | 20 March 2002 | colspan=4| |- | K205 | 1 February 1990 | 28 October 2002 | colspan=4| |- | rowspan=2 |K206 | rowspan=2 |1 February 1990 | rowspan=2 |24 October 2001 | OM301 | 21 February 2014 | Koriyama | |- | IR01 | April 2016 | Omiya | 8 October 2020<ref name="IR01scrapped"/> |- | K207 | 19 February 1990 | 28 November 2002 | colspan=4| |- | K208 | 3 March 1990 | 13 December 2001 | OM302 | 3 April 2014 | Koriyama | |- | K209 | 26 January 1992 | 26 December 2002 | OM303 | 5 March 2014 | Koriyama | |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140830105207/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/651akagi.html 651 series ''Akagi''/''Kusatsu''] {{in lang|ja}}
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