BEC819 series
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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, and also on the Kashii Line.
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BEC819 series | |
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Manufacturer | Hitachi Rail |
Designer | Eiji Mitooka |
Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
Family name | A-train |
Constructed | 2016– |
Entered service | 19 October 2016 |
Number built | 36 vehicles (18 sets) |
Number in service | 36 vehicles (18 sets) |
Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
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Operators | JR Kyushu |
Depots | Nogata Depot |
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Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Train length | 40,000 mm (131 ft 3 in) |
Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
Height | 3,980 mm (13 ft 1 in) (4,096 mm (13 ft 5 in) with pantograph raised) |
Floor height | 1,125 mm (3 ft 8 in) |
Doors | 3 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Traction system | IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motors | 4 × MT404K 95 kW (127 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
Power output | 380 kW (510 hp) |
Electric system(s) |
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Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Bogies |
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Safety system(s) | ATS-DK |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Notes/references | |
This train won the 60th Blue Ribbon Award in 2017. |
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