783 series explained

The is an AC electric multiple unit train type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 1988.^[2]

Design

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, and JR Kyushu (at its Kokura factory).^[3]

Formations

5-car Kamome sets (CM1–5)

The 5-car sets used on Kamome services are formed as follows.^{[4] [5]}

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5
Designation	Thsc	M'1	T0	M2	Mc
Numbering	KuRoHa 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car Midori sets (CM11–15)

The 4-car sets used on Midori services are formed as follows.^{[4] [5]}

Car No.	11	12	13	14
Designation	Thsc	T2	M2	Mc
Numbering	KuRoHa 782-100	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Car 14 is fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car Huis Ten Bosch sets (CM21–25)

The 4-car sets used on Huis Ten Bosch services are formed as follows.^{[4] [5]}

Car No.	7	8	9	10
Designation	Thsc	M2	M1	Tc1
Numbering	KuRoHa 782-500	MoHa 783-300	MoHa 783-200	KuHa 783-100

Car 9 is fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car Nichirin sets (CM31–35)

The 5-car sets used on Nichirin services are formed as follows.^{[4] [5]}

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5
Designation	Thsc	M1	T2	M2	Mc
Numbering	KuRoHa 782-500	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

Set CM35 normally operates as a 4-car set.

Past formations

The following formations were used from introduction in 1988 until the fleet was refurbished and reformed in 2000.^[6]

9-car sets

• 9-car sets used on Hyper Kamome services from March 1990 until June 1994

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Numbering	KuRo 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-100	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-100	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2, 4, 6, and 9 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

8-car sets

• 8-car sets used on Hyper Kamome services from March 1990 until June 1994

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Numbering	KuRo 782	SaHa 783-100	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-100	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 3, 5, and 8 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

7-car sets

• 7-car sets used on Ariake and Hyper Ariake services during busy seasons from 1 April 1988

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Numbering	KuRo 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783	MoHa 783	SaHa 783	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2, 4, and 7 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

• 7-car sets used on Hyper Kamome services from 18 March 1993

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Numbering	KuRo 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-100	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2, 4, and 7 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets

• 6-car sets used on Hyper Nichirin services from 18 March 1993

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Numbering	KuRoHa 782	SaHa 783	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-100	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 3 and 6 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

5-car sets

• 5-car sets used on Ariake and Super Ariake services from 1 April 1988

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5
Numbering	KuRo 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2, and 5 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

• 5-car sets used on Hyper Ariake services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on Tsubame services from 15 July 1992

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5
Numbering	KuRo 782	MoHa 783	SaHa 783-200	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Cars 2, and 5 were each fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car sets

• 4-car sets used on Hyper Ariake services from March 1990 until July 1992 and on Ariake and Hyper Nichirin services from 15 July 1992

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Numbering	KuRoHa 782	SaHa 783	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Car 5 was fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

3-car sets

3-car sets used on Ariake and Super Ariake services from 1 April 1988 until 1990

Car No.	1	2	3
Numbering	KuRoHa 782	MoHa 783-100	KuMoHa 783

Car 3 was fitted with one scissors-type pantograph.

History

The 783 series trains were first introduced from 13 March 1988, initially branded as "Hyper Saloon".^[5]

On 30 May 1989, the 783 series design was awarded the 1988 Laurel Prize by the Japan Railfan Club. A special award ceremony was held at platform 1 of Hakata Station on 26 August 1989.^[6]

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: ja: JR電車編成表 2017夏 . JR EMU Formations - Summer 2017 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . May 2017 . Japan . Japanese . 358. 978-4-330-78717-6.
2. Book: JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 . JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009. Neko Publishing . 2009 . Japan . 978-4-7770-0836-0.
3. Saka. Masahiro. JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要. JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 43. 359. 22 . Japanese. March 2014.
4. Book: JR電車編成表 2010夏 . JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010. JRR . May 2010 . Japan . 204–205. 978-4-330-14310-1.
5. JR九州 新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要. Overview of JR Kyushu Shinkansen & Limited Express Operations. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 40 . 323. 28–31. March 2011.
6. Nishimura. Takao . 783系 「ハイパーサルーン」 . 783 series "Hyper Saloon". . 51. 605. 38–55 . September 2011.