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717 series
JR Kyushu 717-200 series set, August 2003
In service	March 1985–July 2014
Scrapped	2006–
Number built	46 vehicles (18 sets)
Number in service	None
Number preserved	None
Number scrapped	46 vehicles (18 sets)
Successor	817 series, E721 series
Formation	2/3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	HK201–207
Operators	JNR (1985–1987) JR East (1987–2008) JR Kyushu (1987–2014)
Depots	Kagoshima
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,946 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Doors	2 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	Resistor control
Electric system(s)	20 kV AC 50 Hz (717-0/100 series) 20 kV AC 60 Hz (717-200/900 series)
Current collector(s)	Overhead catenary
Coupling system	451 series, 453 series
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 717 series (717系) was a Japanese AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type first introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in March 1985 and later operated on local services by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The units were formed by converting former AC/DC dual-voltage 451 series, 453 series, 457 series, and 475 series EMUs.

Variants

• 717-0 series: 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets converted from former 451 series cars for use in the Sendai area
• 717-100 series: 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets converted from former 451 and 453 series cars for use in the Sendai area
• 717-200 series: 7 x 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz sets converted from November 1986 from former 475 series cars for use in Kyushu
• 717-900 series: One 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz set converted from former 457 series cars for use in Kyushu

717-0 series

Five 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets were converted from former 451 series cars with new bodies for use in the Sendai area on Tohoku Main Line and Joban Line local services.

These sets were painted cream ("Cream No. 10") with a green bodyside stripe.

The last remaining set was withdrawn in August 2008.

Formations

The five 3-car sets, numbered T1 to T5, were formed as follows.

The MoHa 716 car was fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.

Interior

These sets were made entirely no-smoking from 22 March 1997.

• Original interior style, November 2007
• Interior with later seat moquette style, November 2007

Withdrawal dates

717-100 series

Five 3-car 20 kV AC 50 Hz sets converted from former 451 and 453 series cars with new bodies for use in the Sendai area on Tohoku Main Line and Joban Line local services.

These sets were painted cream ("Cream No. 10") with a green bodyside stripe.

Formations

The five 3-car sets, numbered T101 to T105, were formed as follows.

The MoHa 716 car was fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.

These sets were made entirely no-smoking from 22 March 1997.

Withdrawal dates

717-200 series

7 x 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz sets were converted from former 475 series cars with new bodies from November 1986 at JNR's Kokura and Kagoshima factories for use in Kyushu. The body design of these sets was identical to the earlier 713 series, with two pairs of sliding doors on each side. Four sets (HK201 to HK204) were converted in fiscal 1986, and three more sets (HK205 to HK207) were converted in fiscal 1987. The latter batch differed in having no door pocket windows.

These sets were painted white with a blue bodyside stripe.

As of January 2013, only sets HK203 and HK204 are in service, used on early morning and late night services only in the Kagoshima area, with all other sets withdrawn or stored pending withdrawal. Both sets were later withdrawn in 2014 with the increasing number of 817 series cars on the railway.

Formations

The 2-car sets, numbered HK201 to HK207, are formed as follows.

The KuMoHa 716-200 car is fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.

717-900 series

One 2-car 20 kV AC 60 Hz set was converted from former 457 series cars in March 1995 for use in Kyushu, based at Kagoshima Depot. The conversion work involved adding another pair of sliding doors in the centre of each side.

Internally, some of the original transverse seating bays were replaced with longitudinal bench seating.

The sole 717-900 series set was withdrawn in December 2010.

Formation

The single 2-car set, HK901, was formed as follows.

KuMoHa 717-901 was converted from KuMoHa 457-14, and KuMoHa 716-901 was converted from former intermediate car MoHa 456-14 with the cab end from 455 series KuHa 455-601.

Interior

• Interior of KuMoHa 717-901, February 2007

Withdrawal

The last two sets were withdrawn in July 2014. No 717 series cars have been preserved.

References

1. ^ JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. p. 310. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
2. ^ JR全車輛ハンドブック1995 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 1995]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 1995. pp. 273–274.
3. ^ JR電車編成表 '98夏号 [JR EMU Formations – Summer 1998]. Japan: JRR. July 1998. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-88283-029-0.
4. ^ "JR車両のデータバンク" [JR rolling stock data bank]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 49 (579): Appendix 35. July 2009.
5. ^ "JR車両のデータバンク" [JR rolling stock data bank]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 48 (567): Appendix 36. July 2008.
6. "JR車両のデータバンク" [JR rolling stock data bank]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 47 (555): Appendix 36. July 2007.
7. ^ Saka, Masahiro (February 2013). "JR九州近郊型電車の現況" [The current state of JR Kyushu outer-suburban EMUs]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 42 (346): 14–31.
8. JR電車編成表 2015冬 [JR EMU Formations – Winter 2015]. Japan: JRR. November 2015. p. 230. ISBN 978-4-330-33112-6.
9. ^ JR電車編成表 2013冬 [JR EMU Formations – Winter 2013]. Japan: JRR. November 2012. p. 358. ISBN 978-4-330-51614-1.
10. "717系Hk901編成とHk6編成が小倉工場へ" [717 series set HK901 and HK6 sent to Kokura]. Japan Railfan Magazine Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

External links

• "JR East 717 series". jreast.co.jp. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2013. (in Japanese)

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AC/DC commuter/suburban	401 403 411 413 415 417 419 421 423
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Non-revenue/experimental	141 143 145 147 191 193 443 495 591 791
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Current / active	Shinkansen       AC EMUs E2 E3 E5 E6 E7 E8 Conventional lines (Narrow- gauge) DC EMUs Commuter E127 E129 E131 205 209 211 E217 E231 E233 E235 Limited express 253 255 E257 E259 E261 E353 AC/DC EMUs Commuter E501 E531 Limited express E653 E655 E657 AC EMUs Commuter 701 719 E721 Limited express E751 BEMUs DC EV-E301 AC EV-E801 DMUs Diesel KiHa 40 KiHa 100/110 KiHa E120 KiHa E130 KiHa 141 Diesel-electric GV-E400 Hybrid MUs Commuter KiHa E200 HB-E210 Resort/deluxe trains E001 HB-E300 Non-revenue AC EMU E926 "East-i" E956 DC EMUs 143 145 AC/DC EMU E491 E493 DMUs Diesel KiYa E193 KiYa E195 Diesel-electric GV-E197
Future	Conventional lines         Fuel cell EMUs FV-E991 Hybrid MUs HB-E220
Retired / withdrawn	Shinkansen       AC EMUs 200 400 E1 E4 Conventional lines DC EMUs Commuter KuMoHa 12 KuMoHa 40 101 103 105 107 113 115 123 201 203 207 301 Limited express 157 165 167 169 183 185 189 215 251 E351 AC/DC EMUs Commuter 403 415 417 453 455 457 Limited express 483 485 489 583 651 AC EMUs 715 717 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 30 KiHa 35 KiHa 37 KiHa 38 KiHa 45 KiHa 52 KiHa 58 KiHa 59 Non-revenue AC EMUs 925 STAR21 KuMoYa 740 KuMoYa 743 DC EMUs KuMoYa 90 193 901 E993   AC/DC EMUs KuMoYa 441 443 KuYa 497 E991 DMU KiYa 191 Hybrid MU KiYa E991 DC BEMU E995
Experimental	Fastech 360 E331

v t e Multiple units of Kyushu Railway Company
Current / active	AC EMUs (Shinkansen) 800 N700 N700S DC EMUs 103 303 305 AC/DC EMUs 415 AC EMUs 713 783 787 811 813 815 817 821 883 885 BEC819 DMUs KiHa 31 KiHa 40 KiHa 66 KiHa 71 KiHa 72 KiHa 125 KiHa 183 KiHa 185 KiHa 200 Hybrid DEMUs YC1
Retired / withdrawn	AC/DC EMUs 421 423 455 457 475 485 AC EMUs 715 717 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 35 KiHa 45 KiHa 52 KiHa 58 KiHa 65

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