# 713 series

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Japanese train type

713 series Set LK2 in May 2023 In service February 1984 – present Manufacturers Hitachi, Tokyu Car Constructed 1983 Refurbished 1996, 2008–2010 Number built 8 vehicles (4 sets) Number in service 8 vehicles (4 sets) Formation 2 cars per trainset Fleet numbers LK1–4 Operator JR Kyushu Depot Kagoshima Line served Nippo Main Line Specifications Car body construction Steel Car length 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) Width 2,946 mm (9 ft 8 in) Doors 2 pairs per side Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Traction system Thyristor drive Electric system 20 kV 60 Hz AC (overhead catenary) Current collection Pantograph Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The **713 series** (713系) is a Japanese AC [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train type first introduced by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) in 1984 and later operated on local services by [Kyushu Railway Company](/source/Kyushu_Railway_Company) (JR Kyushu).[1][2] As of 1 October 2012, all four of the 2-car sets are still in active service.[3]

## Operations

Based at Kagoshima Depot, the fleet of four 2-car 713 series trains are used on [Nippo Main Line](/source/Nippo_Main_Line) services.[3]

## Formations

The 2-car sets, numbered LK1 to LK4, are formed as follows.[3]

Designation Mc T'c Numbering KuMoHa 713 KuHa 712

The KuMoHa 713 car is fitted with one PS101D lozenge-type pantograph.[3]

## External livery

When delivered, the trains were originally painted in cream ("Cream No. 1") with green ("Green No. 14") bodyside bands, matching the [715 series](/source/715_series) EMUs.[4] Between 1986 and 1987, the sets were repainted in the standard Kyushu livery of white with blue bodyside bands.[2]

In 1996, the fleet underwent refurbishment and was repainted in a bright red "Sunshine" livery with blue doors.[2]

## History

The 713 series sets were delivered from July 1983, built by [Hitachi](/source/Hitachi) and [Tokyu Car Corporation](/source/Tokyu_Car_Corporation), and becoming the first AC-only EMUs to operate in Kyushu.[2] They entered service from the start of the February 1984 timetable revision, operating on the [Nagasaki Main Line](/source/Nagasaki_Main_Line) and [Sasebo Line](/source/Sasebo_Line), and based at Minami-Fukuoka Depot.[2][4] Because of their somewhat experimental nature, the cars were originally numbered in the KuMoHa 713-900 and KuHa 712–900 series.[4]

Interior of set LK904 in 2007

Coinciding with the opening of the [Miyazaki Airport Line](/source/Miyazaki_Airport_Line) on 18 July 1996, the fleet underwent extensive refurbishment and were transferred from Minami-Fukuoka Depot to Kagoshima.[2] Internally, the fixed transverse seating bays were replaced with pairs of new reclining seats which could be rotated to face the direction of travel.[2] Externally, sets received a new bright red "Sunshine" livery with blue doors.[2]

The fleet underwent further modifications to allow the sets to work on *wanman* [driver-only operation](/source/Driver-only_operation) services commencing from October 2003.[2]

Between 2008 and 2010, the fleet underwent a second life-extension refurbishment programme, primarily designed to standardize the electrical equipment built by different manufacturers. At the same time, the individual cars were renumbered from the -900 subseries to the -0 subseries, and the sets were renumbered LK1 to LK4.[2]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR 713](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_713).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-neko2009_1-0)** *JR全車輌ハンドブック2009* [*JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009*]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. p. 309. [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-dj346_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-dj346_2-9) Saka, Masahiro (February 2013). "JR九州近郊型電車の現況" [The current state of JR Kyushu outer-suburban EMUs]. *Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine* (in Japanese). **42** (346): 14–31.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jrr2013_winter_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jrr2013_winter_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jrr2013_winter_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jrr2013_winter_3-3) *JR電車編成表 2013冬* [*JR EMU Formations – Winter 2013*]. Japan: JRR. November 2012. p. 230. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-33112-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-33112-6).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jrr1985_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jrr1985_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jrr1985_4-2) *国鉄電車編成表１９８５年版* [*JNR EMU Formations – 1985*]. Japan: JRR. October 2010. p. 83. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-17610-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-17610-9).

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 Kyushu Railway Company Current / active AC EMUs (Shinkansen) 800 N700 N700S DC EMUs 103 303 305 AC/DC EMUs 415 AC EMUs 713 783 787 811 813 815 817 821 883 885 BEC819 DMUs KiHa 31 KiHa 40 KiHa 66 KiHa 71 KiHa 72 KiHa 125 KiHa 183 KiHa 185 KiHa 200 Hybrid DEMUs YC1 Retired / withdrawn AC/DC EMUs 421 423 455 457 475 485 AC EMUs 715 717 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 35 KiHa 45 KiHa 52 KiHa 58 KiHa 65 Planned DC EMUs 307 AC/DC EMUs 501

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