{{Short description|Japanese hybrid battery/diesel multiple unit train}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox train | name = HB-E210 series | image = HB-E210-C1.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = HB-E210 series set C-1 on the Senseki Line in September 2021 | service = | manufacturer = [[J-TREC]] | factory = Yokohama | family = | replaced = | yearconstruction = 2014–2015 | yearservice = 30 May 2015 | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = | numberconstruction = | numberbuilt = 16 vehicles (8 sets) | numberservice = 16 vehicles (8 sets) | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = | formation = 2 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = C-1 – C-8 | capacity = 262 | operator = [[JR East]] | depots = Kogota | lines = [[Senseki-Tōhoku Line]] | carbody = Stainless steel | carlength = {{Convert|20000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | width = {{Convert|2950|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = {{Convert|3620|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | floorheight = {{Convert|1130|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} | doors = 3 pairs per side | maxspeed = 100 km/h (62 mph) | weight = | acceleration = | deceleration = | traction = MT78 traction motors (95 kW x 2 per car) | engine = DMF15HZB-G (331 kW x 1 per car) | poweroutput = | transmission = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | bogies = | brakes = | safety = ATS-Ps | coupling = | multipleworking = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''HB-E210 series'''|HB-E210系}} is a [[hybrid train|hybrid]] [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) train type operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) on [[Senseki-Tōhoku Line]] services in the Sendai area since 30 May 2015.<ref name="mynavi20130702">{{cite web |url= http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2013/07/02/245/index.html|title= JR東日本に新型車両2形式 – E129系とディーゼルハイブリッド車両HB-E210系|trans-title=Two new train types for JR East: E129 series and diesel hybrid HB-210 series|date= 2 July 2013|work= Mynavi News|publisher= Mynavi Corporation|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 3 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="dj371">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: JR東日本 通勤型ハイブリッド車両HB-E210系を公開|trans-title=JR East HB-E210 series hybrid commuter train unveiled|magazine=Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine |volume = 44|issue = 371 |pages=71–72 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbun |location = Japan |language= ja |date = March 2015}}</ref>
==Design==
===Concept=== The HB-E210 series trains were developed from the earlier [[KiHa E200]] type operated on the rural [[Koumi Line]], but to better suit commuter service operations, it incorporates both internal and external design elements from [[E129 series]] EMUs, like having three pairs of sliding doors per side and a mixture of transverse and longitudinal seating.<ref name="dj371"/>
===Hybrid diesel/battery operation cycle=== Each car is equipped with a 331 kW 6-cylinder diesel engine and two banks of [[lithium-ion batteries]] with a capacity of 15.2 kWh when new.<ref name="railfan648"/> While at standstill, energy stored in the lithium-ion batteries is used to power auxiliary facilities on the train. On starting from standstill, energy stored in the batteries is used to drive the motors via an [[inverter]], with the engine cut out. The engine then cuts in for further acceleration and running on gradients. When braking, the motor acts as a generator, recharging the batteries.<ref name="railfan648"/>
===Livery=== The exterior livery consists primarily of blue, the line colour for the Senseki Line, with pink highlights to evoke an image of the [[cherry blossom]] trees along the line, and smaller green highlights in JR East's corporate colour.<ref name="dj371"/>
===Bogies=== Each car has one DT75B motored bogie (at the Sendai end) and one TR260B trailer bogie (at the Sekimaki end).<ref name="railfan648"/>
<gallery> File:HB-E210 DT75B Zushi 20150113.JPG|A DT75B motor bogie on the inner end of an HB-E212 car File:HB-E210 TR260B Zushi 20150113.JPG|A TR260B trailer bogie on the inner end of an HB-E211 car </gallery>
==Operations== [[File:RIKUZEN-ONO HOME.JPG|thumb|An HB-E210 series on the first day of operations on the Senseki-Tōhoku Line, on 30 May 2015]] The HB-E210 series trains were introduced on 30 May 2015 on new [[Senseki-Tōhoku Line]] through services operating between {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}} and {{STN|Ishinomaki|x}} via a newly built link connecting the [[Tohoku Main Line]] and [[Senseki Line]] between {{STN|Shiogama|x}} and {{STN|Takagimachi|x}}.<ref name="mynavi20130702"/><ref name="dj371"/>
==Formations== The HB-E210 series fleet consists of eight two-car sets (16 vehicles), formed as shown below, with the HB-E211 car at the Sendai (eastern) end of the train.<ref name="railfan648">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: HB-E210系ディーゼルハイブリッド車両|trans-title=HB-E210 series hybrid DMU|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 55|issue = 648 |pages=62–67 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = ja |date = April 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Numbering | HB-E211-x || HB-E212-x |- ! Capacity (total/seated) | 128/42 || 134/48 |- ! Weight (t) | 39.6 || 38.4 |}
==Interior== [[LED lighting]] is used throughout.<ref name="dj371"/> The HB-E211 cars have a [[universal access]] toilet at the inner end, and the HB-E212 cars have priority seats at both sides on the inner end.<ref name="dj371"/> The floor height is {{convert|1130|mm|in|abbr=on}}, compared to the standard platform height of {{convert|1100|mm|in|abbr=on}} for stations on the Senseki Line and {{convert|920|mm|in|abbr=on}} for stations on the Tohoku Main Line.<ref name="dj371"/> <gallery> JR-HB-E210 Inside.jpg|View of the interior, September 2021 JR-HB-E210 Inside Priority-seat.jpg|Priority seating, September 2021 </gallery>
==History== [[File:HB-E210 C1 C2 Zushi 20150113.JPG|thumb|The first two sets, C-1 and C-2, on delivery from J-TREC in January 2015]] The first two trains built by [[Japan Transport Engineering Company]] (J-TREC) in Yokohama were originally scheduled to be delivered in November 2014, but the delivery date was postponed until January 2015.<ref name="dj369">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:臨時列車運転情報 |trans-title=Unscheduled train operation information|magazine=Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine |volume = 44|issue = 369 |page =86 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbun |location = Japan |language= ja |date = January 2015}}</ref><ref name="railfan20150114">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2015/01/14/180000.html|script-title=ja:HB-E210系が甲種輸送される |trans-title=HB-E210 series delivered|date= 14 January 2015|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 January 2015}}</ref> Test running using the first two sets delivered commenced on 16 January 2015, on the Tohoku Main Line between {{STN|Kogota|x}} and {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}}.<ref name="railfan20150117">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2015/01/17/171000.html|script-title=ja: HB-E210系が東北本線で試運転|trans-title=HB-E201 series test run on Tohoku Main Line|date= 17 January 2015|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 17 January 2015}}</ref>
In May 2016, the HB-E210 series was awarded the 2016 [[Laurel Prize]], presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.<ref name="jrc2016">{{cite web |url= http://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl/bl2016|title= 2016's Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize|date= May 2016|publisher= Japan Railfan Club|location= Japan|access-date= 24 May 2016}}</ref>
==Build details== The build histories of individual sets are as follows.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Set No. !! Date delivered |- | C-1 || rowspan="2" | January 2015<ref name="railfan20150114" /> |- | C-2 |- | C-3 || rowspan="2" | February 2015 |- | C-4 |- | C-5 || rowspan="2" | March 2015<ref name="railfan20150304">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2015/03/04/150000.html|script-title=ja:HB-E210系C-5・C-6編成が甲種輸送される |trans-title=HB-E210 series sets C-5 and C-6 delivered|date= 4 March 2015|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 4 March 2015}}</ref> |- | C-6 |- | C-7 || rowspan="2" | March 2015<ref name="railfan20150313">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2015/03/13/173000.html|script-title=ja:HB-E210系C-7・C-8編成が甲種輸送される |trans-title=HB-E210 series sets C-7 and C-8 delivered|date= 13 March 2015|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 13 March 2015}}</ref> |- | C-8 |}
==See also== * [[HB-E300 series]], a similar hybrid DMU train type operated by JR East on resort train services * [[YC1 series]], a hybrid DMU train type operated by [[JR Kyushu]] from 2020
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * {{cite magazine|script-title=ja: HB-E210系一般形ハイブリッド車両|trans-title=HB-E210 series hybrid DMU|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 55|issue = 649 |pages=48–54 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = ja |date = May 2015}}
==External links== {{Commons category|JR East HB-E210}} * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2013/20130703.pdf JR East press release (2 July 2013)] {{in lang|ja}}
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