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731 series
Japanese train type
Japanese train type
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | 731 series | ||||
| image | 731 series G116 Otaru 20090830.jpg | ||||
| imagesize | 300px | ||||
| caption | 731 series set G-116 in August 2009 | ||||
| manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Hitachi | ||||
| replaced | 711 series | ||||
| yearconstruction | 1996–2006 | ||||
| yearservice | 24 December 1996 | ||||
| numberbuilt | 63 vehicles (21 sets) | ||||
| numberservice | 63 vehicles (21 sets) | ||||
| formation | 3 cars per trainset | ||||
| fleetnumbers | G-101–121 | ||||
| operator | |||||
| depots | Sapporo | ||||
| lines | Hakodate Main Line, Chitose Line | ||||
| carbody | Stainless steel | ||||
| carlength | {{Plainlist | ||||
| * {{convert | 21670 | mm | ftin | abbr | on}} (end cars) |
| * {{convert | 21300 | mm | ftin | abbr | on}} (intermediate cars) |
| width | 2800 mm | ||||
| height | 3620 mm | ||||
| doors | 3 per side | ||||
| maxspeed | 130 km/h | ||||
| electricsystem | (overhead line) | ||||
| collectionmethod | Pantograph | ||||
| multipleworking | 721 series, 733 series, 735 series, KiHa 201 series | ||||
| gauge |
- 21670 mm (end cars)
- 21300 mm (intermediate cars)
The 731 series 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.
Formation
, 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.
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Designation | Numbering | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total/seated) | ||||||
| Tc' | M | Tc | ||||
| KuHa 731-100 | MoHa 731-100 | KuHa 731-200 | ||||
| 141/50 | 151/52 | 143/50 |
Car 2 is fitted with one N-PS785 single-arm pantograph.
731 Series units are commonly known to run together with older 721 Series units.
Interior
Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, without the vestibule areas used on the earlier 721 series trains.
File:JR Hokkaido 731 series EMU 102.JPG|Interior view in February 2010
History
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.
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.
Polycarbonate window protectors were added in 2002, and the original pantographs were replaced with single-arm pantographs between 2004 and 2005.
Fleet history
The individual build histories of the fleet are as follows.
| Set No. | Manufacturer | Delivery date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
| G-116 | ||||||||||
| G-117 | 21 December 1999 | |||||||||
| G-118 | Hitachi | 13 December 1999 | ||||||||
| G-119 | ||||||||||
| G-120 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | date=July 2006 | script-title=ja:JR車両のデータ・バンク 2005/2006 | trans-title=JR rolling stock databank – 2005/2006 | magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | language=ja | location=Japan | publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. | volume=46 | issue=543 }} |
| G-121 | 5 March 2006 |
References
References
- (2009). "Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009". Neko Publishing.
- (16 November 2016). "Jr電車編成表". Kotsu Shimbunsha.
- JRR. (May 2010)
- {{Cite magazine. (July 1997). Koyusha Co., Ltd.
- {{Cite magazine. (July 1998). Koyusha Co., Ltd.
- {{Cite magazine. (July 1999). Koyusha Co., Ltd.
- {{Cite magazine. (July 2000). Koyusha Co., Ltd.
- {{Cite magazine. (July 2006). Koyusha Co., Ltd.
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