381 series | |
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![]() A 381 series on a Mahoroba service in May 2010 | |
In service | 1973–June 2024 (regular service) |
Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo |
Replaced | 183 series |
Constructed | 1973–1982 |
Entered service | 1973 |
Refurbished | 1997–2011 (JR West) |
Number built | 277 vehicles |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 2 vehicles |
Number scrapped | 140 vehicles |
Successor | 383 series, 287 series, 289 series, 273 series |
Formation | 3/4/6/7/9 cars per trainset |
Operators |
JNR (1973–1987) JR Central (1987–2008) JR West (1987–2024) |
Depots | Hineno, Goto, Fukuchiyama |
Lines served | Various |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Car length | 21,300 mm (69 ft 11 in) |
Width | 2,920 mm (9 ft 7 in) |
Height | 3,383 mm (11 ft 1.2 in) |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Traction system | Resistor control |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 381 series (381系, 381-kei) was a tilting DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1973 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan. [1]
As of 1 April 2023 [update], 62 vehicles were operated by JR-West. [2][ unreliable source?]
The 381 series EMU was developed from the experimental 591 series 3-car articulated tilting EMU tested from 1970. [8]
Trainsets entered revenue service from 10 July 1973 on the Shinano limited express between Nagoya and Nagano. [8]
JR-West 381 series trains were removed from Kuroshio, Kounotori, Kinosaki, and Hashidate limited express services in October 2015, with the last services operating on 30 October. [7]
As the new 273 series sets began service from 6 April 2024, it was announced by JR West in December 2023 that the remaining 381 series sets were scheduled to be retired from June 2024. [9] The next sets to be retired were those repainted in various historic liveries; the sets sporting the Yuttari Yakumo livery were scheduled for retirement at a later date. [10] The last regularly scheduled Yakumo run by this series took place on 15 June 2024 thus marking the end of regular service of the 381 series as a whole. [4]
381 series | |
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![]() A 381 series on a Mahoroba service in May 2010 | |
In service | 1973–June 2024 (regular service) |
Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo |
Replaced | 183 series |
Constructed | 1973–1982 |
Entered service | 1973 |
Refurbished | 1997–2011 (JR West) |
Number built | 277 vehicles |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 2 vehicles |
Number scrapped | 140 vehicles |
Successor | 383 series, 287 series, 289 series, 273 series |
Formation | 3/4/6/7/9 cars per trainset |
Operators |
JNR (1973–1987) JR Central (1987–2008) JR West (1987–2024) |
Depots | Hineno, Goto, Fukuchiyama |
Lines served | Various |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Car length | 21,300 mm (69 ft 11 in) |
Width | 2,920 mm (9 ft 7 in) |
Height | 3,383 mm (11 ft 1.2 in) |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Traction system | Resistor control |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 381 series (381系, 381-kei) was a tilting DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1973 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan. [1]
As of 1 April 2023 [update], 62 vehicles were operated by JR-West. [2][ unreliable source?]
The 381 series EMU was developed from the experimental 591 series 3-car articulated tilting EMU tested from 1970. [8]
Trainsets entered revenue service from 10 July 1973 on the Shinano limited express between Nagoya and Nagano. [8]
JR-West 381 series trains were removed from Kuroshio, Kounotori, Kinosaki, and Hashidate limited express services in October 2015, with the last services operating on 30 October. [7]
As the new 273 series sets began service from 6 April 2024, it was announced by JR West in December 2023 that the remaining 381 series sets were scheduled to be retired from June 2024. [9] The next sets to be retired were those repainted in various historic liveries; the sets sporting the Yuttari Yakumo livery were scheduled for retirement at a later date. [10] The last regularly scheduled Yakumo run by this series took place on 15 June 2024 thus marking the end of regular service of the 381 series as a whole. [4]