# 783 series

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Japanese train type

783 series Set CM1, August 2017 In service March 1988–Present Manufacturers JR Kyushu Kokura Works, Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo Family name Hyper Saloon Constructed 1988–1991 Refurbished 1994–2006 Number built 90 vehicles Number in service 86 vehicles (20 sets)[1] Number scrapped 4 vehicles[1] Formation 4/5 cars per trainset Fleet numbers CM1-5, CM11-15, CM21-25, CM31-35 Operator JR Kyushu Depot Minami-Fukuoka Specifications Car body construction Stainless steel Car length 21.05 m (69 ft 1 in) (end cars) 20 m (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) Width 2,950 mm (116 in) Doors 1 per side Maximum speed 130 km/h (80 mph)[2] Traction system Thyristor drive Electric system 20 kV AC 60 Hz Current collection Overhead catenary Safety systems ATS-SK, ATS-Dk Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The **783 series** (783系) is an AC [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) train type operated on [limited express](/source/Limited_express) services by [Kyushu Railway Company](/source/Kyushu_Railway_Company) (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 1988.[2]

## Design

The trains were built jointly by [Hitachi](/source/Hitachi), [Kinki Sharyo](/source/Kinki_Sharyo), and [JR Kyushu](/source/JR_Kyushu) (at its Kokura factory).[3]

## Formations

### 5-car *Kamome* sets (CM1–5)

The 5-car sets used on *[Kamome](/source/Kamome)* services are formed as follows.[4][5]

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)

Set CM13 on a *Midori* service, June 2019

The 4-car sets used on *[Midori](/source/Midori_(train))* services are formed as follows.[4][5]

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)

*Huis Ten Bosch* 4-car set, January 2007

Modified KuHa 783-100 car of a *Huis Ten Bosch* 4-car set, January 2008

The 4-car sets used on *[Huis Ten Bosch](/source/Huis_Ten_Bosch_(train))* services are formed as follows.[4][5]

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](/source/Nichirin)* services are formed as follows.[4][5]

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.[6]

### 9-car sets

783 series set in original livery on a *Kamome* service, 1992

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 *[Hyper Kamome](/source/Kamome_(train))* services from March 1990 until June 1994

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 *[Hyper Kamome](/source/Kamome_(train))* services from March 1990 until June 1994

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](/source/Ariake_(train))* and *Hyper Ariake* services during busy seasons from 1 April 1988

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 *[Hyper Kamome](/source/Kamome_(train))* services from 18 March 1993

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 *[Hyper Nichirin](/source/Nichirin)* services from 18 March 1993

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

5-car 783 series set on an *Ariake* service, 1992

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](/source/Ariake_(train))* and *Super Ariake* services from 1 April 1988

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 *[Hyper Ariake](/source/Ariake_(train))* services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on *[Tsubame](/source/Tsubame_(train))* services from 15 July 1992

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 *[Hyper Ariake](/source/Ariake_(train))* services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on *Ariake* and *[Hyper Nichirin](/source/Nichirin)* services from 15 July 1992

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](/source/Ariake_(train))* and *Super Ariake* services from 1 April 1988 until 1990

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".[5]

On 30 May 1989, the 783 series design was awarded the 1988 [Laurel Prize](/source/Laurel_Prize) by the Japan Railfan Club. A special award ceremony was held at platform 1 of [Hakata Station](/source/Hakata_Station) on 26 August 1989.[6]

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jrr2017_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jrr2017_1-1) JR電車編成表 2017夏 [*JR EMU Formations - Summer 2017*] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. May 2017. p. 358. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-78717-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-78717-6).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-neko2009_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-neko2009_2-1) *JR全車輌ハンドブック2009* [*JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009*]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-7770-0836-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-7770-0836-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dj359_3-0)** Saka, Masahiro (March 2014). "JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要" [JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview]. *Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine* (in Japanese). **43** (359): 22.

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) *JR電車編成表 2010夏* [*JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010*]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. pp. 204–205. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-330-14310-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-330-14310-1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dj323_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dj323_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dj323_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dj323_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-dj323_5-4) "JR九州 新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要" [Overview of JR Kyushu Shinkansen & Limited Express Operations]. *Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine*. **40** (323): 28–31. March 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-railfan605_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railfan605_6-1) Nishimura, Takao (September 2011). "783系 「ハイパーサルーン」" [783 series "Hyper Saloon"]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)*. **51** (605): 38–55.

## External links

Media related to [JR Kyushu 783](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JR_Kyushu_783) at Wikimedia Commons

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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