715 series
| 715 series | |
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715-0 series train at Hizen-Yamaguchi Station, 1987
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| In service | 1984–1998 |
| Manufacturer | JNR |
| Number built | 108 vehicles (27 sets) |
| Number in service | None |
| Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
| Formation | 4 cars per trainset |
| Operator(s) |
JNR (1984-1987) JR East, JR Kyushu (1987-1998) |
| Depot(s) | Minami-Fukuoka, Sendai |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in) |
| Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Doors | 2 per side |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
| Traction system | Resistor control |
| Electric system(s) | 20 kV AC (60 Hz) (715-0 series) 20 kV AC (50/60 Hz) (715-1000 series) |
| Current collection method | Overhead catenary |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 715 series (715系?) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in February 1984 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on local services in Japan. They were converted from former 581/583 series sleeping car EMUs.
12 4-car 715-0 series sets converted from former 581 series EMU cars were introduced from February 1984 on Nagasaki Main Line and Sasebo Line local services in Kyushu alongside new 713 series EMUs.
15 4-car 715-1000 series sets converted from former 581/583 series EMU cars were introduced from March 1985 on Tōhoku Main Line local services in the Sendai area.
The 12 JR Kyushu 4-car sets based at Minami-Fukuoka Depot were formed as shown below. Sets NM101–110 had a KuHa 715-100 converted cab car at one end, while sets NM111–112 had converted cab cars at both ends.
The MoHa 714 cars were each fitted with one pantograph.
The 15 JR East 4-car sets (N1–15) based at Sendai Depot were formed as follows.
The MoHa 714 cars were each fitted with one pantograph.
KuHa715
MoHa714
MoHa715
KuHa715-100
Interior of preserved KuHa 715-1, January 2007
The sets were rebuilt from surplus former 581/583 series EMU cars at JNR factories in Tsuchisaki (Akita), Kōriyama (Fukushima), Mattō (Ishikawa), and Kokura (Kitakyūshū). Rebuilding work involved removing the upper sleeper berths, adding longitudinal bench seating at the ends of cars, increasing the number of doorways, reducing the number of toilets and washing areas, and the addition of slab-front cab ends to some former intermediate cars.
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