683 series

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683 series
JR-WEST 683 series Thunderbird between Naka-Tsubata and Hon-Tsubata.jpg
A 683-8000 series in March 2021
ManufacturerHitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo[1]
Family nameA-train
Replaced485 series
Constructed2001–2011
Entered service2001
Refurbished2015–
Number built270 vehicles
Number in service192 vehicles (the rest of 76 vehicles were converted to 289 series)
Number scrapped2 vehicles[1]
Formation3/5/6/9 cars per trainset
Operator(s)JR-West (2001–)
Hokuetsu Express (2005–2015)
Depot(s)Kyoto, Kanazawa
Line(s) servedTokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, IR Ishikawa Railway Line, Nanao Line
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy, double-skin
Maximum speed160 km/h (100 mph) (683-4000/5000/8000 series)
130 km/h (80 mph) (683-0/1000/2000/3000 series)[2]
Traction systemVariable frequency (3-level IGBT)
Electric system(s)20 kV AC 60 Hz / 1,500 V DC overhead
Current collection methodWPS27C scissors-type pantograph
WPS28D single-arm pantograph (683-4000/5000 series)
Braking system(s)Regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes, snow-resistant brake
Safety system(s)ATS-SW, ATS-P
Multiple working681 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 683 series (683系, 683-kei) is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan since 2001.

Variants[]

  • 683-0 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-1000 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-2000 series (Thunderbird, former Shirasagi)
  • 683-3000 series (Thunderbird, former Shirasagi)
  • 683-4000 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-5000 series (Thunderbird)
  • 683-8000 series (Shirasagi, former Hokuetsu Express Hakutaka)

  • 683-4000 series

Operations[]

JR-West[]

Hokuetsu Express[]

JR Central[]

  • Home Liner Ōgaki rapid service (until 13 March 2015)
  • Home Liner Sekigahara rapid service (until 13 March 2015)

Formations[]

The various formations are configured as follows.

3-car sets[]

Thunderbird sets[]

Designation Tpc M T'c
Numbering KuHa 682-500 MoHa 683-1300 KuHa 683-700
Designation Tpc T Mc
Numbering KuHa 682-2700 SaHa 683-2400 KuMoHa 683-3500
Designation T'c M Tpc
Numbering KuHa 683-8700 MoHa 683-8000 KuHa 682-8500

Shirasagi sets[]

Designation Mc T Tpc
Numbering KuMoHa 683-3500 SaHa 683-2400 KuHa 682-2700

The KuHa 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car sets[]

Shirasagi sets[]

Designation Mc T Tp M Tpsc
Numbering KuMoHa 683-3500 SaHa 683-2500 SaHa 682-2200 MoHa 683-3400 KuRo 682-2000

The SaHa 682 and KuRo 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets[]

Thunderbird sets[]

Designation Tsc Tp M T Tp Mc
Numbering KuRo 683 SaHa 682 MoHa 683-1000 SaHa 683-300 SaHa 682 KuMoHa 683-1500
Designation Mc Tp T M Tp Tsc
Numbering KuMoHa 683-8700 SaHa 682-8000 SaHa 683-8000 MoHa 683-8300 SaHa 682-8000 KuRo 683-8000

The SaHa 682 cars are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

9-car sets[]

Thunderbird sets[]

Designation Tsc Tp M Tp M T T Tp Mc
Numbering KuRo 683-4500 SaHa 682-4300 MoHa 683-5400 SaHa 682-4400 MoHa 683-5000 SaHa 683-4700 SaHa 683-4800 SaHa 682-4300 KuMoHa 683-5500

The SaHa 682 cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.

Interior[]

  • 683-2000 series odd number car Standard-class saloon, January 2012

  • 683-2000 series even number car Standard-class saloon, January 2012

  • 683-2000 series Green car saloon, January 2012

  • 683-4000 series Green car saloon, June 2010

Refurbishment[]

A refurbished 683-4000 series set in December 2015

All of the 683 series trainsets used on Thunderbird limited express services are scheduled to undergo a programme of refurbishment from autumn 2015 until the end of fiscal 2018.[4] The first set treated, nine-car 683-4000 series set T51, was returned to revenue service in September 2015.[5]

Conversion to 289 series[]

Main article: 289 series

From 2015, 85 former Shirasagi 683 series vehicles were converted and reformed to become DC-only 289 series EMUs, formed as three-car, four-car, and six-car sets for use on Hashidate, Kinosaki, Kounotori, and Kurioshio limited express services in the Kyoto and Osaka area.[6]

References[]

  • オールガイド　６８１・６８３系 [Full Guide: 681/683 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. 49 (577): 56–65. May 2009.
  • 北越急行６８１・６８３系 [Hokuetsu Express 681/683 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. 49 (577): 46–55. May 2009.
  • JR電車編成表 '07冬号 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007]. Japan: JRR. December 2006. ISBN 978-4-88283-046-7.
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jr電車編成表 JR電車編成表 2017冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 November 2016. p. 135–136, 144, 357. ISBN 978-4-330-73716-4.
  2. ^ JR全車輌ハンドブック2006 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006. ISBN 978-4-7770-0453-9.
  3. ^ "Railnews". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 55 (647): 171. March 2015.
  4. ^ より快適に！北陸～近畿を結ぶ特急「サンダーバード」、車両リニューアルへ [Rolling stock to be refurbished for Thunderbird limited express trains linking Hokuriku and Kinki]. Tetsudo Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ 683系4000番台リニューアル車が営業運転を開始 [Refurbished 683-4000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ^ JR電車編成表 2016冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 18 November 2015. p. 145, 190. ISBN 978-4-330-62315-3.
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