BEC819 series
| BEC819 series | |
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Set Z001 in service in December 2016
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| Manufacturer | Hitachi |
| Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
| Family name | Hitachi A-train |
| Constructed | 2016– |
| Entered service | 19 October 2016 |
| Number under construction | 12 vehicles (6 sets) |
| Number built | 2 vehicles (1 set) |
| Number in service | 2 vehicles (1 set) |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | Z001- |
| Operator(s) | JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 4,096 mm (13 ft 5.3 in) |
| Floor height | 1,125 mm (3 ft 8.3 in) |
| Doors | 3 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Traction system | MT404K |
| Power output | 95 kW x 4 |
| Electric system(s) | 20 kV AC 60 Hz |
| Current collection method | Overhead catenary |
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| Safety system(s) | ATS-DK |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The BEC819 series (BEC819系?), branded "DENCHA" (Dual Energy Charge Train), is a two-car battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on inter-running services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Main Line in Fukuoka Prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan, since October 2016. One pre-series trainset was delivered for testing in April 2016, entering revenue service on 19 October 2016. This will be followed by six more two-car sets, entering service in spring 2017.
Based on the earlier 817 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains, styling of the trains was overseen by industrial designer Eiji Mitooka.
The BEC819 series trains are used on through services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line electrified at 20 kV AC and the non-electrified Chikuhō Main Line (known as the "Wakamatsu Line") between Orio and Wakamatsu.
The pantograph lowered while at Wakamatsu Station on the non-electrified Wakamatsu Line in December 2016
The BEC819 series trains are formed as two-car sets, with one motored ("Mc") car and one non-powered trailer ("TC") car, as follows.
Internally, LED lighting is used throughout.
The interior of set Z001 in December 2016
Initial details of the new train were formally announced by JR Kyushu on 29 January 2016. A pre-series two-car train was delivered from Hitachi's factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture in April 2016. This underwent testing before entering revenue-earning service on 19 October 2016. In May 2017, the BEC819 series was awarded the 2017 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.
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