683 series
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683 series | |
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![]() A refurbished JR-West 683-4000 series train on a Thunderbird service in April 2022 | |
Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo[1] |
Family name | A-train |
Replaced | 485 series |
Constructed | 2001–2011 |
Entered service | 2001 |
Refurbished | 2015– |
Number built | 270 vehicles |
Number in service | 189 vehicles (the rest of 79 vehicles were converted to 289 series) |
Number scrapped | 2 vehicles[1] |
Formation | 3/5/6/9 cars per trainset |
Operators | JR-West (2001–) Hokuetsu Express (2005–2015) |
Depots | Kyoto, Kanazawa |
Lines served | Tokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, IR Ishikawa Railway Line, Nanao Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy, double-skin |
Maximum speed | 160 km/h (100 mph) (683-4000/5000/8000 series) 130 km/h (80 mph) (683-0/1000/2000/3000 series)[2] |
Traction system | Variable frequency (3-level IGBT) |
Electric system(s) | 20 kV AC 60 Hz / 1,500 V DC overhead |
Current collector(s) | WPS27C scissors-type pantograph WPS28D single-arm pantograph (683-4000/5000 series) |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes, snow-resistant brake |
Safety system(s) | ATS-SW, ATS-P |
Multiple working | 681 series |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 683 series (683系, 683-kei) is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on limited express services in Japan since 2001.
Variants
[edit]683-0 series
[edit]The first subseries consists of 54 cars composed of 6 6-car trains (W31–W36) and 6 3-car trains (V31–V36) built in 2001–2002.[3][4]
683-2000 series
[edit]87 cars were built in 3-car and 5-car sets. This subseries was subsequently transferred to the 289 series with their AC equipment removed.[5] The move was made after the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and the associated discontinuation of service by these sets on the Hokuhoku Line.
683-4000 series
[edit]108 cars were built in 9-car sets for a total of 12 trainsets.
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683-4000 series
683-8000 series
[edit]This is the designation given to a 6-car train (N03) and a 3-car train (N13) formerly owned by Hokuetsu Express for services on the Hakutaka limited express. At the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in March 2015, the sets were transferred to JR West.[6]
Operations
[edit]JR-West
[edit]- Thunderbird
- Shirasagi
- Biwako Express
- Ohayō Express
- Oyasumi Express
- Dinostar (from 14 March 2015)
- Noto Kagaribi (from 14 March 2015)
- Kuroshio (from 13 March 2015)[7]
Hokuetsu Express
[edit]- Hakutaka (until 12 March 2015)
JR Central
[edit]- Home Liner Ōgaki rapid service (until 13 March 2015)
- Home Liner Sekigahara rapid service (until 13 March 2015)
Formations
[edit]The various formations are configured as follows.
3-car sets
[edit]Thunderbird sets
[edit]Designation | Tpc | M | T'c |
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Numbering | KuHa 682-500 | MoHa 683-1300 | KuHa 683-700 |
Designation | Tpc | T | Mc |
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Numbering | KuHa 682-2700 | SaHa 683-2400 | KuMoHa 683-3500 |
Designation | T'c | M | Tpc |
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Numbering | KuHa 683-8700 | MoHa 683-8000 | KuHa 682-8500 |
Shirasagi sets
[edit]Designation | Mc | T | Tpc |
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Numbering | KuMoHa 683-3500 | SaHa 683-2400 | KuHa 682-2700 |
The KuHa 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
5-car sets
[edit]Shirasagi sets
[edit]Designation | Mc | T | Tp | M | Tpsc |
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Numbering | KuMoHa 683-3500 | SaHa 683-2500 | SaHa 682-2200 | MoHa 683-3400 | KuRo 682-2000 |
The SaHa 682 and KuRo 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
6-car sets
[edit]Thunderbird sets
[edit]Designation | Tsc | Tp | M | T | Tp | Mc |
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Numbering | KuRo 683 | SaHa 682 | MoHa 683-1000 | SaHa 683-300 | SaHa 682 | KuMoHa 683-1500 |
Designation | Mc | Tp | T | M | Tp | Tsc |
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Numbering | KuMoHa 683-8700 | SaHa 682-8000 | SaHa 683-8000 | MoHa 683-8300 | SaHa 682-8000 | KuRo 683-8000 |
The SaHa 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.
9-car sets
[edit]Thunderbird sets
[edit]Designation | Tsc | Tp | M | Tp | M | T | Tp | Mc | |
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Numbering | KuRo 683-4500 | SaHa 682-4300 | MoHa 683-5400 | SaHa 682-4400 | MoHa 683-5000 | SaHa 683-4700 | SaHa 683-4800 | SaHa 682-4300 | KuMoHa 683-5500 |
The SaHa 682 cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.
Interior
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683-2000 series odd number car Standard-class saloon, January 2012
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683-2000 series even number car Standard-class saloon, January 2012
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683-2000 series Green car saloon, January 2012
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683-4000 series Green car saloon, June 2010
Refurbishment
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All of the 683 series trainsets used on Thunderbird limited express services are scheduled to undergo a programme of refurbishment from autumn 2015 until the end of fiscal 2018.[8] The first set treated, nine-car 683-4000 series set T51, was returned to revenue service in September 2015.[9]
Conversion to 289 series
[edit]From 2015, 85 former Shirasagi 683 series vehicles were converted and reformed to become DC-only 289 series EMUs, formed as three-car, four-car, and six-car sets for use on Hashidate, Kinosaki, Kounotori, and Kurioshio limited express services in the Kyoto and Osaka area.[4]
References
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- オールガイド 681・683系 [Full Guide: 681/683 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. 49 (577): 56–65. May 2009.
- 北越急行681・683系 [Hokuetsu Express 681/683 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. 49 (577): 46–55. May 2009.
- JR電車編成表 '07冬号 [JR EMU Formations – Winter 2007]. Japan: JRR. December 2006. ISBN 978-4-88283-046-7.
- ^ a b Jr電車編成表 JR電車編成表 2017冬 [JR EMU Formations – Winter 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 November 2016. pp. 135–136, 144, 357. ISBN 978-4-330-73716-4.
- ^ JR全車輌ハンドブック2006 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006. ISBN 978-4-7770-0453-9.
- ^ JR電車編成表 2011夏 [JR EMU Formations – Summer 2011] (in Japanese). Kotsu Shimbunsha. p. 145. ISBN 978-4-330-21211-1.
- ^ a b JR電車編成表 2016冬 [JR EMU Formations – Winter 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 18 November 2015. pp. 145, 190. ISBN 978-4-330-62315-3.
- ^ "683系8000番台が"サンダーバード"に" [683 series 8000 series transferred to "Thunderbird" services]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Railnews". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 55 (647): 171. March 2015.
- ^ より快適に!北陸~近畿を結ぶ特急「サンダーバード」、車両リニューアルへ [Rolling stock to be refurbished for Thunderbird limited express trains linking Hokuriku and Kinki]. Tetsudo Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ 683系4000番台リニューアル車が営業運転を開始 [Refurbished 683-4000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.