289 series

289 series
300px A 6-car 289 series EMU on a Kuroshio limited express service in February 2016
In service	31 October 2015
Replaced	381 series
Number in service	82 vehicles (20 sets) (as of 1 October 2015)
Formation	3/4/6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	JR West
Depot(s)	Fukuchiyama, Hineno
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium, double-skin
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 289 series (289系, 289-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan on limited express services in the Kyoto and Osaka area since October 2015. The trains were converted from former dual-voltage (1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC) 683-2000 series EMUs formerly used on Shirasagi services and made surplus following the 14 March 2015 timetable revision.

Operations

The 289 series trains were introduced on the following services from 31 October 2015, displacing the remaining JNR-era 381 series EMUs.

• ■ Hashidate
• ■ Kinosaki
• ■ Kounotori, formed as 4- or 4+3-car sets
• ■ Kuroshio, formed as 6- or 6+3-car sets

While the trains are similar in appearance and performance characteristics to the 287 series trains, they cannot operate in multiple.

Formations

The fleet consists of five six-car sets and three three-car sets (39 vehicles in total) based at Hineno Depot for use on Kuroshio services, and seven four-car sets and six three-car sets (46 vehicles in total) based at Fukuchiyama Depot for use on Hashidate, Kinosaki, and Kounotori services.

6-car Kuroshio sets

The six-car Kuroshio sets, numbered J01 to J05, are formed as follows.

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tsc	T	M	T	T	Mc
Numbering	KuRo 288-2000	SaHa 289-2500	MoHa 289-3400	SaHa 288-2200	SaHa 289-2500	KuMoHa 289-3500

Cars 1 and 4 each have one scissors-type pantograph.

3-car Kuroshio sets

The three-car Kuroshio sets, numbered I01 to I03, are formed as follows.

Car No.	7	8	9
Designation	Tc	T	Mc
Numbering	KuHa 288-2700	SaHa 289-2400	KuMoHa 289-3500

Car 7 has one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car Kinosaki/Kounotori/Hashidate sets

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A 4-car 289 series set on a Kounotori service in January 2016

The six four-car Kinosaki/Kounotori/Hashidate sets, numbered FG401 to FG411 (with gaps) and based at Fukuchiyama Depot, are formed as follows.

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Tsc	M	T	Mc
Numbering	KuRo 288-2000	MoHa 289-3400	SaHa 288-2200	KuMoHa 289-3500

Cars 1 and 3 each have one scissors-type pantograph.

3-car Kinosaki/Kounotori/Hashidate sets

The six three-car Kinosaki/Kounotori/Hashidate sets, numbered FH301 to FH306, are formed as follows.

Car No.	5	6	7
Designation	Tc	T	Mc
Numbering	KuHa 288	SaHa 289	KuMoHa 289

Car 5 has one scissors-type pantograph.

Exterior

The sets based at Fukuchiyama Depot for use on Hashidate, Kinosaki, and Kounotori services are finished in the same livery as the Fukuchiyama-based 287 series EMUs also used on these services, with a thin maroon line below the windows. The sets based at Hineno Depot for use on Kuroshio services have an "ocean green" turquoise line below the windows.

Interior

The 289 series trains feature western-style toilets, universal access toilets, and AC outlets for passenger use are provided on the end walls of the passenger saloons.

History

JR West announced the first details of its plans to introduce the new 289 series trains on 28 April 2015.　The first four-car set converted was test-run in May 2015.

The trains entered revenue service from 31 October 2015, replacing older 381 series trains.

External links

• JR West 28 April 2015　press release (Japanese)