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Japanese train type

KiHa 283 series
KiHa 283 series on an Ōzora service, September 2021
In service	1997–present
Manufacturer	Fuji Heavy Industries
Replaced	KiHa 183 series (Okhotsk, Taisetsu)
Constructed	1995–2001
Number built	63 vehicles
Number in service	54 vehicles
Number scrapped	6 vehicles (fire damage); 3 vehicles (Pre-series set)
Successor	KiHa 261 series (Ōzora)
Formation	Various
Operators	JR Hokkaido
Depots	Sapporo
Lines served	Hakodate Main Line Nemuro Main Line Sekihoku Main Line Sekishō Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	21,300 mm (69 ft 11 in)
Width	2,840 mm (9 ft 4 in)
Height	4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Doors	1 per side
Maximum speed	130 km/h (81 mph) (- October 2013) 110 km/h (68 mph) (November 2013 -)
Prime mover(s)	N-DMF11HZA (355 hp or 265 kW) × 2 per car
Transmission	Hydraulic
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The KiHa 283 series (キハ283系) is a tilting diesel-hydraulic multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on limited express services in Hokkaido, Japan, since 1997. They were based on the KiHa 281 series trains introduced in 1994.

Operations

KiHa 283 series trainsets have been used on the following services.

Ōzora services between Sapporo and Kushiro, from 22 March 1997 until March 2022
Hokuto services between Hakodate and Sapporo, since April 1998, until 31 October 2013
Tokachi services between Sapporo and Obihiro, since 11 March 2000, until 31 October 2013
Okhotsk services, since 18 March 2023
Taisetsu services, since 18 March 2023

History

A three-car pre-production set was delivered from Fuji Heavy Industries in 1995 for evaluation and testing.

20 production vehicles were delivered from 1996, with the first trains introduced on Super Ōzora services between Sapporo and Kushiro from the start of the revised timetable on 22 March 1997.

A further batch of 12 vehicles was delivered to coincide with the introduction of KiHa 283s on Super Hokuto services between Hakodate and Sapporo, operating alongside the KiHa 281 series sets.

KiHa 283 series sets were also introduced on some Super Tokachi services between Sapporo and Obihiro from 11 March 2000.

From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2022, all Ōzora limited express services are scheduled to be operated by KiHa 261 series DMUs; the KiHa 283 series DMUs were withdrawn from Ōzora limited express services on 11 March 2022. The KiHa 283 series was reallocated for use on Okhotsk and Taisetsu limited express services on the Sekihoku Main Line from 18 March 2023, operating as three-car sets and replacing the older KiHa 183 series DMUs used on these services.

2011 Sekishō Line derailment and fire

On 27 May 2011, a 6-car KiHa 283 series train was destroyed by fire after it derailed and made an emergency stop inside the 685-metre-long (2,247 ft) No. 1 Niniu Tunnel on the Sekishō Line in Shimukappu, at around 21:55, while forming the Super Ōzora 14 service from Kushiro to Sapporo. The train was formed as follows, with car 1 at the Kushiro end. All cars were gutted by fire, and were officially withdrawn on 30 June 2011.

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Number	KiHa 283-1	KiHa 282-3001	KiRo 282-7	KiHa 282-1	KiHa 282-101	KiHa 283-9

References

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