{{short description|Japanese train type}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox train | name = 885 series | image = Series885-Kamome.jpg | imagesize = | caption = An 885 series train in June 2019 | service = 2000–present<ref name="jrr2010"/> | manufacturer = [[Hitachi Rail|Hitachi]] | factory = | family = [[Hitachi A-train|A-train]] | replaced = | yearconstruction = 2000–2004<ref name="jrr2007">{{cite book|title=JR電車編成表 '07冬号|trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Winter 2007|publisher=JRR|date=December 2006|location=Japan|isbn=978-4-88283-046-7}}</ref> | yearservice = 11 March 2000 | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = | numberbuilt = 69 vehicles | numberservice = 66 vehicles (11 trainsets) | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = 3 vehicles (accident damage) | formation = 6 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = SM1–SM11 | capacity = 314 | operator = {{ric|JR Kyushu|name=y}} | depots = Minami-Fukuoka | lines = [[Kagoshima Main Line]], [[Nagasaki Main Line]], [[Nippō Main Line]] | carbody = Aluminium alloy | trainlength = {{convert|125.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | carlength = {{plainlist| * {{convert|21650|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (end cars) * {{convert|20500|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (intermediate cars) }}<ref name="neko2009"/> | width = {{convert|2910|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|3825|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | floorheight = | platformheight = | entrylevelorstep = | doors = | maxspeed = {{convert|130|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name="neko2009"/> | acceleration = {{convert|2.2|km/h/s|abbr=on}} | deceleration = {{plainlist| * {{convert|4.3|km/h/s|abbr=on}} * {{convert|5.2|km/h/s|abbr=on}} (emergency) }} | traction = [[Insulated-gate bipolar transistor|IGBT]]–[[Variable-frequency drive|VVVF]] | traction motors = 12 × {{convert|190|kW|abbr=on}} 3-phase AC induction motor | poweroutput = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | electricsystem = {{20 kV 60 Hz}} ([[overhead line]]) | collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (transport)|Pantograph]] | uicclass = 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ | bogies = DT406K (powered), TR406K (trailer)<ref name="rg01092000"/> | brakes = Air brakes with regenerative braking | safety = ATS-SK, ATS-Dk | coupling = | multipleworking = | gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}} | notes = {{Blue Ribbon Award (railway)|2001|44th}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''885 series'''|885系}} is a [[Tilting train|tilting]] [[Alternating current|AC]] [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) train type operated on [[limited express]] services by [[Kyushu Railway Company]] (JR Kyushu) in Japan.<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> The type is part of [[Hitachi]]'s ''A-train'' family of multiple units.
==Operations== The 885 series is operated on two of JR Kyushu's [[named train]]s: * ''[[Kamome]]'' between [[Hakata Station|Hakata]] and [[Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)|Nagasaki]] on the [[Kagoshima Main Line|Kagoshima]] and [[Nagasaki Main Line|Nagasaki]] Main Lines. Kamome trains use the Kagoshima Main Line between Hakata and Tosu, and the Nagasaki Main Line from Tosu to Nagasaki, diverting via the Nagasaki tunnel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TrainReview|url=https://trainreview.com/train/ltd-exp-kamome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916001510/https://trainreview.com/train/ltd-exp-kamome|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 September 2020|access-date=2020-08-05|website=trainreview.com}}</ref> The ''Shiroi Kamome'' fleet entered service on 11 March 2000.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/> * ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'' between [[Hakata Station|Hakata]] and [[Ōita Station|Ōita]] using the [[Kagoshima Main Line|Kagoshima]] and [[Nippō Main Line|Nippō]] lines. The ''Sonic'' fleet entered service on 3 March 2001.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/>
The fleet was originally divided into seven ''Shiroi Kamome'' (White Seagull) fleet sets, SM1 to SM7, with yellow lining, and four ''Shiroi Sonic'' (White Sonic) sets, SM8 to SM11, with blue lining, but the entire fleet was later made interchangeable, with all sets repainted with blue lining by June 2012.<ref name="jrr2012_summer">{{cite book|title=JR電車編成表 2012夏|trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Summer 2012|publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha|date=May 2012|location=Japan|page=208|isbn=978-4-330-28612-9}}</ref><ref name="railfan617">{{cite journal|title=6/23, 885系 青帯への塗装変更完了|trans-title=23 June: 885 series repainting to blue lining complete|journal=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]]|volume=52|issue=617|page=170|date=September 2012}}</ref>
After the opening of the [[Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen]], the 885 series is to replace a part of the ageing [[783 series]] train sets on the ''[[Midori (train)|Midori]]'' service between Hakata and Sasebo. The higher speed of the 885 series in curves will allow for a 9-minute reduction in the overall travel time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=西九州新幹線が開業します 在来線各線区でダイヤを見直します |trans-title=Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen opening to be accompanied by conventional line timetable revision |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/news/newtopics/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2022/06/10/220610_september_23rd.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610082713/https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/news/newtopics/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2022/06/10/220610_september_23rd.pdf |archive-date=2022-06-10 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=JR Kyushu}}</ref>
==Formations== The ''Shiroi Kamome'' fleet was built and entered service as six-car units. The ''Sonic'' fleet entered service as five-car units, but were extended to six cars in 2003 to allow interchangeability between the two fleets.<ref name="jrr2010">{{cite book|title=JR電車編成表 2010夏|trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Summer 2010|publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha|date=May 2010|location=Japan|pages=200–201|isbn=978-4-330-14310-1}}</ref>
===Sets SM1–7=== These sets are formed as follows:<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/><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 || 6 |- ! Designation | Thsc || M1 || T1 || T || M || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 884 || MoHa 885-100 || SaHa 885-100 || SaHa 885 || MoHa 885 || KuMoHa 885
|} * Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one PS401KA single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/> * Cars 4, 5, and 6 of Set SM3 are numbered in the -400 series.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/>
===Sets SM8–11=== These sets are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/><ref name="dj323"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Car No. | 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 |- ! Designation | Thsc || M2 || T2 || T || M || Mc |- ! Numbering | KuRoHa 884 || MoHa 885-200 || SaHa 885-300 || SaHa 885 || MoHa 885 || KuMoHa 885
|} * Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one PS401KA single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/>
==Interior== Seating is covered in leather. The interior flooring is made of wood.<ref name="rg01092000">{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/white-seagulls-serve-kyushu/30182.article |url-access=registration |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=White Seagulls serve Kyushu |date=1 September 2000 |website=railwaygazette.com |publisher=DVV Media International |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref>
<gallery> File:JRK 885Siries Greencar Interior.JPG|Green car interior File:JRK_885_series_Reservedcar_interior.JPG|Standard-class interior File:885Siries_EMU_TABLE_OPEN.JPG|Seat and tables File:JRK_885Kamome_Common_space.jpg|Common space </gallery>
==History== [[File:885SeriesKamome.jpg|thumb|885 series train in original ''Kamome'' livery, July 2005]] All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/>
By June 2012, all sets were repainted into the ''Sonic'' colour scheme of white with blue lining.<ref name="jrr2012_summer"/>
==Exports== The 885 series has also been used as the basis for six 8-car trains for use on the route between [[Taipei]] and [[Hualien City|Hualien]] in [[Taiwan]] (known as [[Taroko Express]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023092114/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-126312959.html Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) has ordered six tilting A-Train concept EMUs from Hitachi, Japan, at a cost of about 9 billion yen] – International Railway Journal</ref> Deliveries of the trains began in late 2006, with the first public test of the new trains in March 2007.<ref>[http://www.hitachi-rail.com/rail_now/hot_topics/2006/railway/ Hitachi is Boosting up Railway System Business in Taiwan – Tilting Train Project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726022528/http://www.hitachi-rail.com/rail_now/hot_topics/2006/railway/ |date=26 July 2009 }} – Hitachi</ref><ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/03/21/2003353205 TRA conducts test ride of tilting trains] – Taipei Times, 21 March 2007</ref>
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