{{short description|Japanese train type}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox train | name = 717 series | image = Series717 2.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = JR Kyushu 717-200 series set, August 2003 | service = March 1985–July 2014 | manufacturer = | factory = | family = | replaced = | yearconstruction = | yearservice = | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = 2006– | numberbuilt = 46 vehicles (18 sets) | numberservice = None | numberpreserved = None | numberscrapped = 46 vehicles (18 sets) | successor = [[817 series]], [[E721 series]] | formation = 2/3 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = HK201–207 | capacity = | operator = [[JNR]] (1985–1987)<br>[[JR East]] (1987–2008)<br>[[JR Kyushu]] (1987–2014) | depots = Kagoshima | lines = | carbody = Steel | carlength = {{Convert|20000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | width = {{Convert|2946|mm|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | height = | floorheight = | doors = 2 pairs per side | maxspeed = {{Convert|110|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}} | weight = | acceleration = | deceleration = | traction = [[Resistor|Resistor control]] | poweroutput = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | electricsystem = 20 kV AC 50 Hz (717-0/100 series)<br>20 kV AC 60 Hz (717-200/900 series) | collectionmethod = [[Overhead catenary]] | bogies = | brakes = | safety = | coupling = [[451 series]], [[453 series]] | multipleworking = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''717 series'''|717系}} was a Japanese AC [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) train type first introduced by [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) in March 1985 and later operated on local services by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) and [[Kyushu Railway Company]] (JR Kyushu).<ref name="neko2009">{{cite book | title = JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 |trans-title=JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009| publisher = Neko Publishing | year = 2009 | location = Japan | page = 310| isbn = 978-4-7770-0836-0}}</ref> The units were formed by converting former AC/DC dual-voltage 451 series, 453 series, 457 series, and 475 series EMUs.<ref name="neko2009"/>
==Variants== * '''717-0 series''': 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets converted from former 451 series cars for use in the Sendai area * '''717-100 series''': 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets converted from former 451 and 453 series cars for use in the Sendai area * '''717-200 series''': 7 x 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz sets converted from November 1986 from former 475 series cars for use in Kyushu * '''717-900 series''': One 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz set converted from former 457 series cars for use in Kyushu
==717-0 series== [[File:JRE 717.JPG|thumb|JR East 717-0 series set T3, November 2007]] Five 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets were converted from former 451 series cars with new bodies for use in the Sendai area on [[Tohoku Main Line]] and [[Joban Line]] local services.<ref name="neko1995">{{cite book |title = JR全車輛ハンドブック1995 |trans-title=JR Rolling Stock Handbook 1995| publisher = Neko Publishing | year = 1995 | location = Japan | pages = 273–274}}</ref>
These sets were painted cream ("Cream No. 10") with a green bodyside stripe.<ref name="jrr1998">{{cite book |title = JR電車編成表 '98夏号 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Summer 1998 | publisher = JRR | date = July 1998 | location = Japan | page = 23| isbn = 978-4-88283-029-0}}</ref>
The last remaining set was withdrawn in August 2008.<ref name="railfan579">{{cite journal| title = JR車両のデータバンク|trans-title= JR rolling stock data bank| journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 49| issue = 579| page = Appendix 35|language= ja| date = July 2009}}</ref>
===Formations=== The five 3-car sets, numbered T1 to T5, were formed as follows.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Designation | Mc || M' || Tc' |- ! Numbering | KuMoHa 717 || MoHa 716 || KuHa 716 |}
The MoHa 716 car was fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
===Interior=== These sets were made entirely no-smoking from 22 March 1997.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
<gallery> File:JRE 717 interior.JPG|Original interior style, November 2007 File:JNR 717 Series Inside.jpg|Interior with later seat moquette style, November 2007 </gallery>
===Withdrawal dates===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Set number !! Date withdrawn |- | T1 || 25 February 2008<ref name="railfan567">{{cite journal| title = JR車両のデータバンク|trans-title= JR rolling stock data bank| journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 48| issue = 567| page = Appendix 36|language= ja| date = July 2008}}</ref> |- | T2 || 11 August 2008<ref name="railfan579"/> |- | T3 || 14 January 2008<ref name="railfan567"/> |- | T4 || 14 January 2008<ref name="railfan567"/> |- | T5 || 5 November 2007<ref name="railfan567"/> |}
==717-100 series== Five 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets converted from former 451 and 453 series cars with new bodies for use in the Sendai area on [[Tohoku Main Line]] and [[Joban Line]] local services.<ref name="neko1995"/>
These sets were painted cream ("Cream No. 10") with a green bodyside stripe.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
===Formations=== The five 3-car sets, numbered T101 to T105, were formed as follows.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Designation | Mc || M' || Tc' |- ! Numbering | KuMoHa 717-100 || MoHa 716-100 || KuHa 716 |}
The MoHa 716 car was fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
These sets were made entirely no-smoking from 22 March 1997.<ref name="jrr1998"/>
===Withdrawal dates===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Set number !! Date withdrawn |- | T101 || 14 January 2008<ref name="railfan567"/> |- | T102 || 25 February 2008<ref name="railfan567"/> |- | T103 || 25 October 2006<ref name="railfan555">{{cite journal| title = JR車両のデータバンク|trans-title= JR rolling stock data bank| journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 47| issue = 555| page = Appendix 36|language= ja| date = July 2007}}</ref> |- | T104 || 5 November 2007<ref name="railfan567"/> |- | T105 || 5 November 2007<ref name="railfan567"/> |}
==717-200 series== [[File:717-200 HK204 Kagoshima-Chuo 20060523.JPG|thumb|JR Kyushu 717-200 series set HK204, May 2006]] 7 x 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz sets were converted from former [[475 series]] cars with new bodies from November 1986 at JNR's Kokura and Kagoshima factories for use in Kyushu.<ref name="neko2009"/> The body design of these sets was identical to the earlier [[713 series]], with two pairs of sliding doors on each side.<ref name="neko2009"/> Four sets (HK201 to HK204) were converted in fiscal 1986, and three more sets (HK205 to HK207) were converted in fiscal 1987.<ref name="dj346">{{cite journal| last = Saka| first = Masahiro| title = JR九州近郊型電車の現況|trans-title= The current state of JR Kyushu outer-suburban EMUs| journal = Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine | volume = 42| issue = 346|pages=14–31|language= ja| date = February 2013}}</ref> The latter batch differed in having no door pocket windows.<ref name="dj346"/>
These sets were painted white with a blue bodyside stripe.<ref name="neko2009"/>
{{As of|2013|01}}, only sets HK203 and HK204 are in service, used on early morning and late night services only in the Kagoshima area, with all other sets withdrawn or stored pending withdrawal.<ref name="dj346"/> Both sets were later withdrawn in 2014 with the increasing number of [[817 series]] cars on the railway.<ref name="jrr2015_winter">{{cite book |title = JR電車編成表 2015冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Winter 2015| publisher = JRR | date = November 2015 | location = Japan | page = 230| isbn = 978-4-330-33112-6}}</ref>
===Formations=== The 2-car sets, numbered HK201 to HK207, are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2013_winter">{{cite book |title = JR電車編成表 2013冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Winter 2013| publisher = JRR | date = November 2012 | location = Japan | page = 358| isbn = 978-4-330-51614-1}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Designation | Mc || Mc' |- ! Numbering | KuMoHa 717-200 || KuMoHa 716-200 |}
The KuMoHa 716-200 car is fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.<ref name="jrr2013_winter"/>
==717-900 series== [[File:Kyushu Railway - Series 717-900 - 01.JPG|thumb|717-900 series set HK901, July 2008]] One 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz set was converted from former [[457 series]] cars in March 1995 for use in Kyushu, based at Kagoshima Depot.<ref name="dj346"/> The conversion work involved adding another pair of sliding doors in the centre of each side.<ref name="neko2009"/>
Internally, some of the original transverse seating bays were replaced with longitudinal bench seating.<ref name="neko2009"/>
The sole 717-900 series set was withdrawn in December 2010.<ref name="railfan">{{cite web |url=http://railf.jp/news/2010/12/15/100900.html|title= 717系Hk901編成とHk6編成が小倉工場へ|trans-title=717 series set HK901 and HK6 sent to Kokura|date= 15 December 2010|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 15 January 2013}}</ref>
===Formation=== The single 2-car set, HK901, was formed as follows.<ref name="neko2009"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Designation | Mc || Mc' |- ! Numbering | KuMoHa 717-901 || KuMoHa 716-901 |}
KuMoHa 717-901 was converted from KuMoHa 457-14, and KuMoHa 716-901 was converted from former intermediate car MoHa 456-14 with the cab end from [[455 series]] KuHa 455-601.<ref name="neko2009"/>
===Interior===
<gallery> File:Kumoha 717-901 interior 20070209.jpg|Interior of KuMoHa 717-901, February 2007 </gallery>
==Withdrawal== The last two sets were withdrawn in July 2014. No 717 series cars have been preserved.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/717.html |title=JR East 717 series |access-date=2013-01-15 |website=jreast.co.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225140707/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/717.html |archive-date=25 February 2007 }} {{in lang|ja}}
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