HB-E210 series
| HB-E210 series | |
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Set C-3 on the Senseki-Tohoku Line, June 2015
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| Manufacturer | J-TREC |
| Built at | Yokohama |
| Constructed | 2014–2015 |
| Entered service | 30 May 2015 |
| Number built | 16 vehicles (8 sets) |
| Number in service | 16 vehicles (8 sets) |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | C-1–C-8 |
| Capacity | 262 |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Depot(s) | Kogota |
| Line(s) served | Senseki-Tōhoku Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3,620 mm (11 ft 11 in) |
| Floor height | 1,130 mm (3 ft 8 in) |
| Doors | 3 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
| Traction system | MT78 traction motors (95 kW x 2 per car) |
| Prime mover(s) | DMF15HZB-G (331 kW x 1 per car) |
| Safety system(s) | ATS-Ps |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The HB-E210 series (HB-E210系?) is a hybrid diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Senseki-Tōhoku Line services in the Sendai area since 30 May 2015.
The HB-E210 series trains were developed from the earlier KiHa E200 type operated on the rural Koumi Line, but with each car having three pairs of sliding doors per side and a mixture of transverse and longitudinal seating better suited to commuter service operations.
Each car is equipped with a 331 kW 6-cylinder diesel engine and two banks of lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 15.2 kWh when new. While at standstill, energy stored in the lithium-ion batteries is used to power auxiliary facilities on the train. On starting from standstill, energy stored in the batteries is used to drive the motors via an inverter, with the engine cut out. The engine then cuts in for further acceleration and running on gradients. When braking, the motor acts as a generator, recharging the batteries.
The exterior livery consists primarily of blue, the line colour for the Senseki Line, with pink highlights to evoke an image of the cherry blossom trees along the line, and smaller green highlights in JR East's corporate colour.
Each car has one DT75B motored bogie (at the Sendai end) and one TR260B trailer bogie (at the Sekimaki end).
A DT75B motor bogie on the inner end of an HB-E212 car
A TR260B trailer bogie on the inner end of an HB-E211 car
The HB-E210 series trains are scheduled to be introduced on 30 May 2015 on new Senseki-Tōhoku Line through services operating between Sendai and Ishinomaki via a newly built link connecting the Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line between Shiogama and Takagimachi.
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