787 series

787 series
787 series set BM5 on the Kagoshima Main Line, September 2009
In service	July 1992–Present
Manufacturer	Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo
Built at	Kudamatsu, Higashiōsaka
Replaced	485 series
Constructed	1992 - 2002
Number in service	140 vehicles (26 sets)
Formation	4/6/7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	BM1-15, BM101-111
Operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Depot(s)	Ōita, Minami-Fukuoka
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	21,200 mm (end cars) 20,000 mm (intermediate cars)
Width	2,944 mm
Doors	1 per side
Maximum speed	130 km/h (80 mph)
Traction system	Thyristor drive
Electric system(s)	20 kV AC 60 Hz
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Bogies	DT400K(powered), TR400K(trailer) DT901K(powered), TR901K(trailer)(prototype bogie)
Safety system(s)	ATS-SK
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 787 series (787系) is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since July 1992.

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Kinki Sharyo.

The 7-car sets are formed as follows.

Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

The two 6-car sets are formed as follows.

Cars 2 and 6 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

The 11 4-car sets are formed as follows.

Car 3 is fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

As of March 2011, the 787 series are used on the following limited express services.

From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, with the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen, 787 series sets will no longer be used on Relay Tsubame services. The T1 (SaHa 787) cars will be removed from the 7-car sets to form a fleet of 15 6-car sets. These will be used on Kamome services, displacing the earlier 783 series EMUs.

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.