{{short description|Japanese train type}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox train | name = 719 series | image = JRE EC719 nagamachi sta 20081018.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = A 719-0 series set in the Sendai area in July 2008 | stocktype = | service = <!-- 5 November 1989 – --> | manufacturer = [[Nippon Sharyo]], [[Tokyu Car Corporation]] | factory = | family = | replaced = | yearconstruction = 1989–1991 | yearservice = 5 November 1991 | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = 2016- | numberbuilt = 108 vehicles (54 sets) | numberservice = 96 vehicles (48 sets) ({{as of|2017|04|01|lc=y}}) | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = | successor = E723-5000 series (planned) | formation = 2 cars per set | fleetnumbers = H1 – H26, H28 – H42, S27, Y1 – Y12 | capacity = | operator = [[JR East]] | depots = Sendai, Yamagata, Akita | lines = [[Tohoku Main Line]], [[Ōu Main Line]], [[Senzan Line]], [[Banetsu West Line]] | carbody = Stainless steel | carlength = {{convert|20000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|2950|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = | floorheight = {{convert|1180|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | doors = 3 pairs per side (719-700 series has one pair per side) | maxspeed = {{convert|110|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}} | weight = | acceleration = | deceleration = | traction = [[Thyristor drive]] | poweroutput = | transmission = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | electricsystem = [[Railway electrification in Japan|20 kV AC (50 Hz)]] | collectionmethod = overhead catenary | bogies = | brakes = | safety = [[ATS-Ps]] (719-0 series)<br />[[ATS-P]] (719-5000 series) | coupling = | multipleworking = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}} (719-0 series)<br />{{RailGauge|1435mm}} (719-5000 series) }} The {{nihongo|'''719 series'''|719系|lead=yes}} is an AC [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) train type introduced in 1989 by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) on services in the [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]], [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]], and [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] areas of Japan.
Built jointly by [[Nippon Sharyo]] and [[Tokyu Car]],<ref name="dj359">{{cite journal| last = Saka| first = Masahiro| script-title=ja: JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要|trans-title= JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview| journal = Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine| volume = 43| issue = 359|page=22|language= ja| date = March 2014}}</ref> the type is based on the [[415-1500 series]] EMU design, with all units formed as 2-car sets.<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 |language = ja |page = 311|isbn = 978-4-7770-0836-0|title=Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009}}</ref>
==Variants== * '''719-0 series''': {{Track gauge|1067mm}} narrow-gauge type based at Sendai and Akita depots * '''719-5000 series''': {{Track gauge|1435mm}} standard-gauge type based at Yamagata Depot
{{As of|2017|04|01}}, the fleet consists of 34 719-0 series two-car sets based at Sendai, two 719-0 series two-car sets based at Akita, and 12 719-5000 series two-car sets based at Yamagata.<ref name="jrr2017_summer">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2017夏 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Summer 2017 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 18 May 2017 |location = Japan |language = ja |page = 403 |isbn = 978-4-330-78717-6|title=Jr電車編成表 }}</ref>
==719-0 series== The 719-0 series consists of {{Track gauge|1067mm}} narrow-gauge two-car sets based at Sendai Depot for use on the [[Tohoku Main Line]], [[Senzan Line]], and [[Banetsu West Line]], and at Akita Depot for use on the [[Ou Main Line]]. 42 sets were built by [[Tokyu Car Corporation]] between December 1989 and August 1991.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/> The trains reused some equipment from withdrawn JNR-era EMUs, including the DT32 (motored) and TR69 (trailer) bogies, as well as the pantographs.<ref name="neko2009"/>
Some sets (H10 to H15) were reliveried in an "Akabe" colour scheme for Banetsu West Line services from 2007.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/> One set, H27, was converted to become the 719-700 series ''FruiTea'' excursion train in 2015.
Sets H10 and H13 were transferred from Sendai to Akita in March 2017,<ref name="jrr2017_summer"/> entering revenue service on Akita area services on 28 July 2017.<ref name="railfan20170802">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2017/08/01/123000.html |script-title=ja: 719系が秋田地区で営業運転を開始 |trans-title=719 series enter service in Akita area |date= 2 August 2017|website= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170802004030/http://railf.jp/news/2017/08/01/123000.html |archive-date= 2 August 2017|url-status= live|access-date= 2 August 2017}}</ref> These sets were reliveried with a pink bodyline stripe to match the [[701 series]] trains already used in the area.<ref name="railfan20170802"/>
Due to lacking of spare train components, the 719-0 series was gradually replaced by the [[E721 series|E721-1000 series]] from 2017. As of March 2020, all sets were withdrawn from revenue services except sets H10, H13 and H27.
===Formations=== The 719-0 series sets are numbered H1 to H42, and are formed as follows, with one motored "Mc" car and one non-powered trailer ("Tc") car, and the KuHa 718 car at the southern end.<ref name="jrr2015_winter">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2015冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Winter 2015 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 21 November 2014 |location = Japan |language = ja |pages = 27, 30 |isbn = 978-4-330-51614-1}}</ref><ref name="railfan654">{{cite journal |last = Fukuhara|first = Shunichi|script-title=ja: 719系近郊形交流電車のあゆみ part1:０番台の誕生|trans-title= The history of the 719 series suburban AC EMU Part 1: Birth of the 0 subseries|journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 55|issue = 654 |pages=114–119 |language = ja |date = October 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Designation | Tc' || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuHa 718 || KuMoHa 719 |- ! Weight (t) | 32.7 || 43.0 |- ! Capacity (total/seated) | 131/59 || 134/62 |}
The KuMoHa 719 cars have one PS16 lozenge-type [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]. Sets H10 to H18 have single-arm pantographs.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/> The KuHa 718 cars have a toilet.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/>
<gallery> File:JRE EC719-0 20070325 001.jpg|A pair of 719-0 series sets at Koriyama Station in March 2007 File:719 train at Aizuwakamatsu Station.jpg|A 719-0 series in Banetsu West Line "Akabe" livery in January 2008 </gallery>
===Interior=== <gallery> File:JRE 719 0 interior.JPG|Interior of a 719-0 series car in April 2008 </gallery>
==719-5000 series== [[File:JRE EC719-5000 Y-4 20090506.jpg|thumb|A standard-gauge 719-5000 series set in May 2009]] The 719-5000 series consists of {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}} two-car sets based at Yamagata Depot for use on the [[Ōu Main Line]]. Twelve sets were built between September and October 1991.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/> These entered service in November 1991 on the [[Track gauge conversion|re-gauged]] Ōu Main Line, replacing the trains previously formed of 50 series coaches hauled by [[Class EF71]] AC electric locomotives.<ref name="railfan655">{{cite journal |last = Fukuhara|first = Shunichi|script-title=ja: 719系近郊形交流電車のあゆみ part2:5000番台の誕生|trans-title= The history of the 719 series suburban AC EMU Part 2: Birth of the 5000 subseries|journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 55|issue = 655 |pages=98–103 |language = ja |date = November 2015}}</ref>
===Formations=== The 719-5000 series sets are numbered Y1 to Y12, and are formed as follows, with one motored "Mc" car and one non-powered trailer ("Tc") car, and the KuHa 718 car at the southern end.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/><ref name="railfan655"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Designation | Tc' || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuHa 718-5000 || KuMoHa 719-5000 |- ! Weight (t) | 31.0 || 41.0 |- ! Capacity (total/seated) | 135/59 || 138/62 |}
The KuMoHa 719 cars have one PS104 single-arm pantograph.<ref name="railfan655"/> The KuHa 718 cars have a toilet.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/>
===Interior=== <gallery> File:Jre Series719 type5000 inside.jpg|Interior of a KuHa 718 car in September 20 </gallery>
=== Future plans === JR East announced on 26 November 2025 that this subseries would be replaced by E723 series trainsets by late 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2025 |title=JR東日本，奥羽本線にE723系5000番代を導入へ |trans-title=JR East to introduce E723-5000 series on the Ou Main Line |url=https://railf.jp/news/2025/11/26/143000.html |access-date=26 November 2025 |website=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |language=ja}}</ref>
== FruiTea excursion train == [[File:719-700 Fruitea 20150425.jpg|thumb|The 719-700 series "FruiTea" trainset in April 2015]] In 2015, one 719-0 series set, H27, was converted to become the 719-700 series excursion train branded {{Nihongo|"FruiTea"|フルーティア}}. This entered service on 25 April 2015, operating on the Banetsu West Line between Koriyama and Aizu-Wakamatsu. The train consists of a cafe car and seating car, with accommodation for 36 passengers. The FruiTea service ended on 24 December 2023.<ref name="railfan650">{{cite journal |script-title=ja: 719系「フルーティア」|trans-title= 719 series "FruiTea"|journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 55|issue = 650 |pages=74–75 |language = ja |date = June 2015}}</ref>
===Formation=== The two car set is formed as follows. Car KuShi 718-701 was renumbered from former car number KuHa 718-27, and car KuMoHa 719-701 was renumbered from former KuMoHa 719-27.<ref name="railfan650"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. ! 1 !! 2 |- ! Numbering | KuShi 718-701 || KuMoHa 719-701 |- ! Weight (t) | 35.7 || 46.0 |- ! Seating | 0<ref group="*">Six bar stools are provided.</ref> || 36 |}
{{Reflist|group="*"}}
===Interior=== Car KuShi 718-701 has a long curved bar counter and six bar stools. Car KuMoHa 719-701 has cafe-style seating with four- and two-person seating bays facing tables.<ref name="railfan650"/>
<gallery> File:719-700 FruiTea KuShi 718-701 interior 20150517.jpg|The interior of KuShi 718-701 in May 2015 File:719-700 FruiTea KuMoHa 719-701 interior 20150517.jpg|The interior of KuMoHa 719-701 in May 2015 </gallery>
==History== The first 719-0 series sets were delivered from [[Tokyu Car]] in Yokohama in December 1989.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/> The 719-5000 series sets entered service from 5 November 1991 on the re-gauged Ou Main Line between Fukushima and Yamagata.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/> The original pantographs on the 719-5000 series sets were replaced with single-arm pantographs in 2001.<ref name="jrr2015_winter"/>
Withdrawals commenced in 2016 with the entry into service of new [[E721 series|E721-1000 series]] EMUs.
==Fleet details== The fleet histories and build details are as follows.<ref name="railfan656">{{cite journal |last = Fukuhara|first = Shunichi|script-title=ja: 719系近郊形交流電車のあゆみ part3:改造工事の自施行|trans-title= The history of the 719 series suburban AC EMU Part 2: Rebuilding|journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 55|issue = 656 |pages=80–83 |language = ja |date = December 2015}}</ref><ref name="railfan679">{{cite magazine|last = Togo |first = Shibata |script-title=ja: 機器流用車の現状 |trans-title=Current state of trains reusing old equipment |magazine = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 57|issue = 679 |page = 70 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = ja |date = November 2017}}</ref>
===719-0 series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Set No. !! Manufacturer !! Date delivered !! Date withdrawn !! Notes |- | H1 || rowspan="42" |[[Tokyu Car]] || rowspan="3" |25 December 1989 || || |- | H2 || || |- | H3 || || |- | H4 || rowspan="3" |19 January 1990 || || |- | H5 || 29 November 2017<ref name="dj407">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: JR車両のうごき|trans-title= JR rolling stock changes |magazine = Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine |volume = 47|issue = 407 |page = 102 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbun |location = Japan |language= ja |date = March 2018}}</ref> || |- | H6 || || |- | H7 || rowspan="3" |8 February 1990 || || |- | H8 || || |- | H9 || || |- | H10 || 27 April 1990 || || |- | H11 || 26 April 1990 || || |- | H12 || 27 April 1990 || || |- | H13 || 26 April 1990 || || |- | H14 || 27 April 1990 || || |- | H15 || rowspan="2" |24 May 1990 || || |- | H16 || || |- | H17 || rowspan="3" |25 May 1990 || || |- | H18 || || |- | H19 || || |- | H20 || rowspan="3" |13 July 1990 || || |- | H21 || 5 November 2016 || |- | H22 || || |- | H23 || rowspan="3" |27 July 1990 || 1 March 2017 || |- | H24 || 20 December 2016 || |- | H25 || || |- | H26 || rowspan="3" |13 August 1990 || || |- | H27 || || Converted to 719-700 series |- | H28 || 21 November 2017<ref name="dj407"/>|| |- | H29 || rowspan="3" |24 August 1990 || 1 March 2017 || |- | H30 || || |- | H31 || || |- | H32 || rowspan="2" |29 July 1991 || 27 December 2016 || |- | H33 || 27 December 2016 || |- | H34 || rowspan="2" |30 July 1991 || || |- | H35 || 23 November 2017<ref name="dj407"/> || |- | H36 || 31 July 1991 || || |- | H37 || rowspan="2" |21 August 1991 || 30 November 2017<ref name="dj407"/> || |- | H38 || || |- | H39 || KuHa 718-39: 22 August 1991<br/>KuMoHa 719-39: 21 August 1991 || || |- | H40 || rowspan="2" |30 August 1991 || || |- | H41 || || |- | H42 || 31 August 1991 || || |}
===719-5000 series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Set No. !! Manufacturer !! Date delivered |- | Y1|| rowspan="12" |[[Nippon Sharyo]] || 4 September 1991 |- | Y2|| 5 September 1991 |- | Y3|| rowspan="3" |13 October 1991 |- | Y4 |- | Y5 |- | Y6|| rowspan="3" |14 October 1991 |- | Y7 |- | Y8 |- | Y9|| rowspan="4" |22 October 1991 |- | Y10 |- | Y11 |- | Y12 |}
===719-700 series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Set No. !! Manufacturer !! Date converted !! Notes |- | S27 (KuShi 718-701+KuMoha 719-701)|| (Tokyu Car) || 6 March 2015 || Converted from Set H27 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/719.html JR East 719 series] {{in lang|ja}}
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