683 series

683 series
A 683-2000 series on a Shirasagi service in July 2007
Manufacturer Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo[1]
Family name A-train
Replaced 485 series
Constructed 2001–2011
Entered service 2001
Refurbishment 2015–
Number built 270 vehicles
Number in service 268 vehicles
Number scrapped 2 vehicles[1]
Formation 3/5/6/9 cars per trainset
Operator(s) JR-West (2001–)
Hokuetsu Express (2005–2015)
Depot(s) Kyoto, Kanazawa
Line(s) 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 collection method 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) and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan since 2001.

Variants

  • 683-0 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-1000 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-2000 series (Thunderbird, former Shirasagi)
  • 683-3000 series (Thunderbird, former Shirasagi)
  • 683-4000 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-5000 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-8000 series (Shirasagi, former Hokuetsu Express Hakutaka)

Operations

JR-West

Hokuetsu Express

JR Central

  • Home Liner Ōgaki rapid service (until 13 March 2015)
  • Home Liner Sekigahara rapid service (until 13 March 2015)

Formations

The various formations are configured as follows.

3-car sets

Thunderbird sets

Designation TpcMT'c
Numbering KuHa 682-500MoHa 683-1300KuHa 683-700
Designation TpcTMc
Numbering KuHa 682-2700SaHa 683-2400KuMoHa 683-3500
Designation T'cMTpc
Numbering KuHa 683-8700MoHa 683-8000KuHa 682-8500

Shirasagi sets

Designation McTTpc
Numbering KuMoHa 683-3500SaHa 683-2400KuHa 682-2700

The KuHa 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car sets

Shirasagi sets

Designation McTTpMTpsc
Numbering KuMoHa 683-3500SaHa 683-2500SaHa 682-2200MoHa 683-3400KuRo 682-2000

The SaHa 682 and KuRo 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets

Thunderbird sets

Designation TscTpMTTpMc
Numbering KuRo 683SaHa 682MoHa 683-1000SaHa 683-300SaHa 682KuMoHa 683-1500
Designation McTpTMTpTsc
Numbering KuMoHa 683-8700SaHa 682-8000SaHa 683-8000MoHa 683-8300SaHa 682-8000KuRo 683-8000

The SaHa 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

9-car sets

Thunderbird sets

Designation TscTpMTpMTTTpMc
Numbering KuRo 683-4500SaHa 682-4300MoHa 683-5400SaHa 682-4400MoHa 683-5000SaHa 683-4700SaHa 683-4800SaHa 682-4300KuMoHa 683-5500

The SaHa 682 cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Refurbishment

A refurbished 683-4000 series set in December 2015

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.[4] The first set treated, nine-car 683-4000 series set T51, was returned to revenue service in September 2015.[5]

Conversion to 289 series

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.[6]

References

  • 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.
  1. 1 2 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. p. 135–136, 144, 357. ISBN 978-4-330-73716-4.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Railnews". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 55 (647): 171. March 2015.
  4. ↑ 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] (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ JR電車編成表 2016冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 18 November 2015. p. 145, 190. ISBN 978-4-330-62315-3.
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