{{Short description|Japanese train type}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox train | name = 783 series | image = Series783-CM1.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = Set CM1, August 2017 | service = March 1988–Present | manufacturer = JR Kyushu Kokura Works, [[Hitachi]], [[Kinki Sharyo]] | factory = | family = Hyper Saloon | replaced = | yearconstruction = 1988–1991 | yearservice = | refurbishment = 1994–2006 | yearscrapped = | numberconstruction = | numberbuilt = 90 vehicles | numberservice = 86 vehicles (20 sets)<ref name="jrr2017">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2017夏 |trans-title= JR EMU Formations - Summer 2017 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = May 2017 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 358|isbn = 978-4-330-78717-6}}</ref> | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = 4 vehicles<ref name="jrr2017"/> | formation = 4/5 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = CM1-5, CM11-15, CM21-25, CM31-35 | capacity = | operator = [[JR Kyushu]] | depots = Minami-Fukuoka | lines = | carbody = Stainless steel | carlength = {{cvt|21.05|m|ftin}} (end cars)<br/>{{cvt|20|m|ftin}} (intermediate cars) | width = {{cvt|2,950|mm}} | height = | floorheight = | doors = 1 per side | maxspeed = {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}<ref name="neko2009"/> | weight = | acceleration = | deceleration = | traction = [[Thyristor drive]] | poweroutput = | transmission = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | electricsystem = 20 kV AC 60 Hz | collectionmethod = [[Overhead catenary]] | bogies = | brakes = | safety = ATS-SK, ATS-Dk | coupling = | multipleworking = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''783 series'''|783系}} is an AC [[electric multiple unit]] train type operated on [[limited express]] services by [[Kyushu Railway Company]] (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 1988.<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 | isbn = 978-4-7770-0836-0}}</ref>
==Design== The trains were built jointly by [[Hitachi]], [[Kinki Sharyo]], and [[JR Kyushu]] (at its Kokura factory).<ref name="dj359">{{cite journal| last = Saka| first = Masahiro| title = 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= Japanese| date = March 2014}}</ref>
==Formations==
===5-car ''Kamome'' sets (CM1–5)=== The 5-car sets used on ''[[Kamome]]'' services are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2010">{{cite book |title = JR電車編成表 2010夏 |trans-title= JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010| publisher = JRR | date = May 2010 | location = Japan | pages = 204–205| isbn = 978-4-330-14310-1}}</ref><ref name="dj323">{{cite journal| title = JR九州 新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要|trans-title= Overview of JR Kyushu Shinkansen & Limited Express Operations| journal = Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine | volume = 40 | issue = 323| pages = 28–31| date = March 2011}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 |- ! Designation | Thsc || M'1 || T0 || M2 || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783
|}
Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===4-car ''Midori'' sets (CM11–15)=== [[File:Series783-CM13.jpg|thumb|Set CM13 on a ''Midori'' service, June 2019]] The 4-car sets used on ''[[Midori (train)|Midori]]'' services are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2010"/><ref name="dj323"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 |- ! Designation | Thsc || T2 || M2 || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782-100 || SaHa 783-200 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783
|}
Car 14 is fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===4-car ''Huis Ten Bosch'' sets (CM21–25)=== [[File:JR783 HuisTenBosch.jpg|thumb|''Huis Ten Bosch'' 4-car set, January 2007]] [[File:JRkyusyuKuha783-100.jpg|thumb|Modified KuHa 783-100 car of a ''Huis Ten Bosch'' 4-car set, January 2008]] The 4-car sets used on ''[[Huis Ten Bosch (train)|Huis Ten Bosch]]'' services are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2010"/><ref name="dj323"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 |- ! Designation | Thsc || M2 || M1 || Tc1 |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782-500 || MoHa 783-300 || MoHa 783-200 || KuHa 783-100 |}
Car 9 is fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===5-car ''Nichirin'' sets (CM31–35)=== The 5-car sets used on ''[[Nichirin]]'' services are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2010"/><ref name="dj323"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 |- ! Designation | Thsc || M1 || T2 || M2 || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782-500 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-200 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783
|}
Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
Set CM35 normally operates as a 4-car set.
==Past formations== The following formations were used from introduction in 1988 until the fleet was refurbished and reformed in 2000.<ref name="railfan605">{{cite journal| last = Nishimura| first = Takao | title = 783系 「ハイパーサルーン」 | trans-title = 783 series "Hyper Saloon"| journal = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 51| issue = 605| pages = 38–55 | date = September 2011}}</ref>
===9-car sets=== [[File:JRkyusyu 783 kamome kuro782.jpg|thumb|783 series set in original livery on a ''Kamome'' service, 1992]] [[File:JRkyusyu 783 kamome kumoha783.jpg|thumb|783 series set on a ''Kamome'' service in modified livery with the blue stripe extended beneath the cab windscreen, 1992]] * 9-car sets used on ''[[Kamome (train)|Hyper Kamome]]'' services from March 1990 until June 1994
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 |- ! Numbering | KuRo 782 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-100 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-200 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-100 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 2, 4, 6, and 9 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===8-car sets=== * 8-car sets used on ''[[Kamome (train)|Hyper Kamome]]'' services from March 1990 until June 1994
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 |- ! Numbering | KuRo 782 || SaHa 783-100 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-200 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-100 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 3, 5, and 8 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===7-car sets=== * 7-car sets used on ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]'' and ''Hyper Ariake'' services during busy seasons from 1 April 1988
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 |- ! Numbering | KuRo 782 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 2, 4, and 7 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph. * 7-car sets used on ''[[Kamome (train)|Hyper Kamome]]'' services from 18 March 1993
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 |- ! Numbering | KuRo 782 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-200 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-100 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 2, 4, and 7 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===6-car sets=== * 6-car sets used on ''[[Nichirin|Hyper Nichirin]]'' services from 18 March 1993
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782 || SaHa 783 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-100 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 3 and 6 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===5-car sets=== [[File:JRkyusyu 783 ariake kuro782.jpg|thumb|5-car 783 series set on an ''Ariake'' service, 1992]] [[File:Ariake Express at Suizenji.jpg|thumb|783 series EMU hauled by a dedicated DE10 diesel locomotive and Yo 28000 generator van on ''Ariake'' services over non-electrified sections]] * 5-car sets used on ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]'' and ''Super Ariake'' services from 1 April 1988
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 |- ! Numbering | KuRo 782 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 2, and 5 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph. * 5-car sets used on ''[[Ariake (train)|Hyper Ariake]]'' services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on ''[[Tsubame (train)|Tsubame]]'' services from 15 July 1992
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 |- ! Numbering | KuRo 782 || MoHa 783 || SaHa 783-200 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Cars 2, and 5 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===4-car sets=== * 4-car sets used on ''[[Ariake (train)|Hyper Ariake]]'' services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on ''Ariake'' and ''[[Nichirin|Hyper Nichirin]]'' services from 15 July 1992
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782 || SaHa 783 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Car 5 was fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
===3-car sets=== 3-car sets used on ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]'' and ''Super Ariake'' services from 1 April 1988 until 1990
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 782 || MoHa 783-100 || KuMoHa 783 |}
Car 3 was fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
==History== The 783 series trains were first introduced from 13 March 1988, initially branded as "Hyper Saloon".<ref name="dj323"/>
On 30 May 1989, the 783 series design was awarded the 1988 [[Laurel Prize]] by the Japan Railfan Club. A special award ceremony was held at platform 1 of [[Hakata Station]] on 26 August 1989.<ref name="railfan605"/>
All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.<ref name="jrr2010"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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