731 series
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731 series | |
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![]() 731 series set G116 in August 2009 | |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Hitachi[1] |
Replaced | 711 series |
Constructed | 1996–2006 |
Entered service | 24 December 1996 |
Number built | 63 vehicles (21 sets) |
Number in service | 63 vehicles (21 sets) |
Formation | 3 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | G-101–121 |
Operators | JR Hokkaido |
Depots | Sapporo |
Lines served | Hakodate Main Line, Chitose Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 21.67 m (71 ft 1 in) (end cars) 21.3 m (69 ft 11 in) (intermediate cars) |
Width | 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3,620 mm (11 ft 11 in) |
Doors | 3 per side |
Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
Electric system(s) | 20 kV AC (50 Hz) overhead line |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Multiple working | 721 series, 733 series, 735 series, KiHa 201 series |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 731 series (731系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Sapporo area suburban services in Hokkaido, Japan since 1996.[2]
Formation
[edit]As of 1 October 2016[update], 21 three-car sets are in service, numbered G-101 to G121, and based at Sapporo Depot. The trainsets are formed as follows, with one motored intermediate car and two non-powered driving trailer cars.[3]
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Designation | Tc' | M | Tc |
Numbering | KuHa 731-100 | MoHa 731-100 | KuHa 731-200 |
Capacity (total/seated) |
141/50 | 151/52 | 143/50 |
Car 2 is fitted with one N-PS785 single-arm pantograph.[3]
Interior
[edit]Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, without the vestibule areas used on the earlier 721 series trains.[2]
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Interior view in February 2010
History
[edit]A total of 63 vehicles (21 sets) were delivered to Sapporo Depot between 1996 and 2006. The first units entered service from 24 December 1996.[4]
From the start of 22 March 1997 timetable revision, 731 series EMUs were operated in multiple with KiHa 201 series DMU sets over certain routes.[4]
Polycarbonate window protectors were added in 2002, and the original pantographs were replaced with single-arm pantographs between 2004 and 2005.[4]
Fleet history
[edit]The individual build histories of the fleet are as follows.[3][1][5][6]
Set No. | Manufacturer | Delivery date |
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G-101 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 12 December 1996 |
G-102 | 10 December 1996 | |
G-103 | Hitachi | 13 December 1996 |
G-104 | 14 December 1996 | |
G-105 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 23 February 1998 |
G-106 | 24 February 1998 | |
G-107 | ||
G-108 | 22 March 1998 | |
G-109 | 23 March 1998 | |
G-110 | 24 March 1998 | |
G-111 | 16 December 1998 | |
G-112 | 17 December 1998 | |
G-113 | Hitachi | 18 December 1998 |
G-114 | 19 December 1998 | |
G-115 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 20 December 1999[7] |
G-116 | ||
G-117 | 21 December 1999[7] | |
G-118 | Hitachi | 13 December 1999[7] |
G-119 | ||
G-120 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 6 March 2006[8] |
G-121 | 5 March 2006[8] |
References
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- ^ a b JR車両のデータ・バンク 96/97 [JR rolling stock databank – 96/97]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 37, no. 435. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 1997.
- ^ a b Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009 JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
- ^ a b c 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. 7. ISBN 978-4-330-73716-4.
- ^ a b c JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations – Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. p. 2. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1.
- ^ JR車両のデータ・バンク 97/98 [JR rolling stock databank – 97/98]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 38, no. 447. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 1998.
- ^ JR車両のデータ・バンク 98/99 [JR rolling stock databank – 98/99]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 39, no. 459. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 1999.
- ^ a b c JR車両のデータ・バンク 1999/2000 [JR rolling stock databank – 1999/2000]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 40, no. 471. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2000.
- ^ a b JR車両のデータ・バンク 2005/2006 [JR rolling stock databank – 2005/2006]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46, no. 543. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2006.