# 711 series > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/711_series > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/711_series.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/711_series > Source revision: 1339951789 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Japanese train type 711 series 711 series set S-113 in service in January 2009 In service 1968 – March 2015 Manufacturers Hitachi Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kisha Seizo Tokyu Car Constructed 1967–1980 Number built 114 vehicles (38 sets) Number in service None Number preserved 3 vehicles Formation 3 cars per trainset Operator JR Hokkaido Depot Sapporo Lines served Hakodate Main Line, Chitose Line, Muroran Main Line Specifications Car body construction Steel Car length 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) Width 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) Doors 2 per side Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph) Traction system Thyristor drive Traction motors MT54A MT54E Electric system 20 kV AC (50 Hz) Current collection Overhead line Bogies DT38 (motored), TR208 (trailer) Safety systems ATS-SN, ATS-DN Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) The **711 series** (711系, *711-kei*) was an [AC](/source/Alternating_current) [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train type operated by [Hokkaido Railway Company](/source/Hokkaido_Railway_Company) (JR Hokkaido) on [Sapporo](/source/Sapporo) area suburban services in [Hokkaido](/source/Hokkaido), Japan, from 1968 until March 2015. It was the first AC EMU train to be operated in Japan by the former [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR).[1] The last remaining trains in service were withdrawn on 13 March 2015.[2] ## Fleet By 1 October 2014, 36 vehicles (12 sets) were still in service, all based at Sapporo Depot.[3] ## Formations The 711 series trains were formed as three-car sets with one motored intermediate car and two non-powered driving trailer cars, as shown below.[4] Car No. 1 2 3 Designation Tc' M Tc Numbering KuHa 711-200 MoHa 711-100 KuHa 711-100 Car 2 was fitted with one N-PS785 single-arm pantograph.[4] ### Former prototype sets S901/902 The former prototype sets, S901 and S902 were formed as shown below.[5] Designation Tc Mc Tc' Numbering KuHa 711-100 KuMoHa 711-900 KuHa 711-900 ## Interior Seating consisted of a mixture of transverse seating bays and longitudinal bench seating.[1] - Interior of KuHa 711-210 (set S-110) in October 2011 - A four-person seating bay in KuHa 711-210 (set S-110) in October 2011 ## History ### Prototype sets Former prototype set S901 leading a 6-car formation at Sapporo, 1994 Two prototype two-car sets, numbered KuMoHa 711-901 + KuHa 711-901 and KuMoHa 711-902 + KuHa 711-902, were delivered in February 1967 for test running ahead of the start of electric suburban services between [Otaru](/source/Otaru_Station) and [Takikawa](/source/Takikawa_Station) from 1968. Both sets were based on the KiHa 22 diesel multiple unit design, but set 901 had opening two-pane windows and featured two sets of four-leaf folding doors per side, whereas set 902 had sealed double-glazed windows, as used on the subsequent full-production sets. The two sets were modified to full-production standards in 1968 and 1970, but set 901 retained its opening windows.[6] ### Full-production sets The first full-production three-car sets were delivered from August 1968.[1] A third, centre, door was added to some of the KuHa 711 cars from 1987.[1] All cars became no-smoking from 1 July 1992.[4] Priority seating was added from 1 October 1997.[4] Air conditioning was added to the two-door sets between 2001 and 2002.[4] The original scissors-type pantographs were replaced with N-PS785 single-arm pantographs between 2004 and 2005.[4] - Set S107 in original livery in 1982 - Set S-111 with three-door end cars, November 2009 ### Repainted sets Repainted set S-114 in June 2012 In 2011, set S-110 was repainted into its original [JNR](/source/JNR) all-over crimson livery, and this was followed in May 2012 by a second similarly repainted set, S-114.[7] ### Withdrawal Withdrawn 711 series sets awaiting cutting up at Jinyamachi Rinkai Yard in Muroran, Hokkaido, in July 2015 The last remaining sets in service were withdrawn on 13 March 2015.[2] ## Preserved examples As of July 2017[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=711_series&action=edit), three 711 series vehicles have been preserved, as follows.[8] - **KuHa 711 29**: Preserved in [Chitose, Hokkaido](/source/Chitose%2C_Hokkaido), and used as the "Cafe Garden Station" restaurant - **KuHa 711 103 + KuHa 711 203**: Preserved outside in [Iwamizawa, Hokkaido](/source/Iwamizawa%2C_Hokkaido) - Preserved cars KuHa 711 103 + KuHa 711 203 in October 2015 ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-3) *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. p. 8. [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-railfan650_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railfan650_2-1) 2015春のJRダイヤ改正 [JR Spring 2015 Timetable Revision]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)* (in Japanese). **55** (650): 19. June 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-jrr2015_winter_3-0)** JR電車編成表 2015冬 [*JR EMU Formations – Winter 2015*] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 21 November 2014. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-51614-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-51614-1). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jrr2010_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jrr2010_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jrr2010_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jrr2010_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-jrr2010_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-jrr2010_4-5) JR電車編成表 2010夏 [*JR EMU Formations – Summer 2010*]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. May 2010. p. 2. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-14310-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-14310-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-jrr1998_5-0)** JR電車編成表 '98夏号 [*JR EMU Formations – Summer 1998*]. Japan: JRR. July 1998. p. 5. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-88283-029-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-88283-029-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-prototype2005_6-0)** プロトタイプの世界 – Prototype World. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. December 2005. p. 111. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [170056962](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/170056962). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan617_7-0)** Katayama (September 2012). 5/28, 711系 S-114編成, 2編成目の国鉄色に [28 May: 711 series set S-114 2nd set to be repainted in JNR livery]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)*. **52** (617): 161. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sasada2017_8-0)** Sasada, Masahiro (25 July 2017). *保存車大全コンプリート: 3000両超保存車を完全網羅* 保存車大全 コンプリート [*Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Work*] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 224. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4802203845](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4802203845). ## Further reading Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR 711](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_711). - *711系物語: 北海道初の「赤電車」誕生から引退まで半世紀のあゆみ* 711系物語 [*The 711 series story*] (in Japanese). Japan: JTB Publishing. 28 March 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4533103483](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4533103483). 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [711 series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/711_series) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/711_series?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.