JR Shikoku 1500 series

The 1500 series (1500形) is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan since 2006.[1]

1500 series
Car 1513 leading a 2-car formation, October 2008
In service	May 2006–Present
Manufacturer	Kinki Sharyo, Niigata Transys
Replaced	KiHa 58, KiHa 65
Constructed	2006–2014
Number built	34 vehicles
Number in service	32 vehicles
Formation	Single car
Capacity	121 (38 seated)
Operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Depot(s)	Tokushima
Line(s) served	Kōtoku Line, Tokushima Line, Mugi Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20,800 mm (68 ft 3 in)
Width	2,900 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Height	3,560 mm (11 ft 8 in)
Doors	Three per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Prime mover(s)	SA6D140HE-2 (x1)
Power output	450 hp (at 2,100 rpm)
Bogies	S-DT65/S-TR65
Multiple working	1200 series
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Operations

The 1500 series trains are used on the following JR Shikoku lines.[2]

• Kōtoku Line
• Tokushima Line
• Mugi Line

Build details and variants

Batch	Vehicle numbers	Manufacturer	Build date
1	1501–1508	Niigata Transys	May 2006[3]
2	1509–1515	Niigata Transys	April 2008[3]
3	1551	Niigata Transys	January 2009[3]
4	1552–1557	Niigata Transys	January 2010[3]
5	1558–1563	Niigata Transys	January 2011[3]
6	1564–1565	Niigata Transys	January 2012[3]
7	1566–1567	Kinki Sharyo	January 2013[3]
8	1568–1569	Niigata Transys	January 2014[4]

• 
  1st-batch car 1508
• 
  4th-batch car 1555
• 
  7th-batch car 1567
• 
  8th-batch car 1568

Interior

Passenger accommodation in the set built up to January 2012 consists of transverse flip-over seating arranged 2+2 abreast.[5] Sets built from 2013 onward have a mixture of transverse and longitudinal seating.[4]

• 
  Interior view of car 1504

History

The first trains entered service on 25 May 2006.[1]

The two 7th-batch cars, 1566 and 1567, entered service from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.[6]

References

1. JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. p. 488. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
2. Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 140. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.
3. 1500形増備車 [Additional 1500 series cars]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 53 no. 623. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 2013. p. 55.
4. "JR四国1500形が甲種輸送される" [JR Shikoku 1500 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
5. Nishiwaki, Kōji (October 2010). "JR各社の新世代気動車の現況 ＪＲ四国1500形" [The Current Situation of JR Group Modern DMUs: JR Shikoku 1500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 50 no. 594. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 98–101.
6. "JR四国1500形7次車が営業運転を開始" [JR Shikoku 1500 series 7th-batch cars enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

External links

• 1500 series details on JR Shikoku website (in Japanese)
• JR Shikoku 1500 series (Japan Railfan Magazine) (in Japanese)