The 821 series (821系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 2019. Two three-car trains were delivered in February 2018 for testing in preparation for full production and entry into revenue service.[2] There are currently 7 three-car trains in service.
Formation
The 821 series trains are formed as three-car sets as follows.[3][4]
Designation
Mc
T
Tc
Numbering
KuMoHa 821
SaHa 822
KuHa 821
The KuMoHa 821 car is equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[4]
The pantograph end of driving car KuMoHa 821-2
History
Sets U001 and U002 on delivery in February 2018
Details of the trains on order were officially announced by JR Kyushu in January 2018.[2] Two three-car trains were delivered in February 2018 from the Hitachi factory in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi.[3]
The trains first entered revenue service on 16 March 2019 on the Kagoshima Main Line.[1]
References
^ ab821系が営業運転を開始 [821 series begins commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ abJR九州、次世代近郊型交流電車「821系」導入へ [JR Kyushu to introduce new-generation 821 series AC suburban trains]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbunsha. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ ab821系が甲種輸送される [821 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ abArie, Kenta; Yasumori, Keitaro (March 2019). JR九州 821系近郊形交流電車 [JR Kyushu 821 series AC suburban train]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 59, no. 695. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 54–58.
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