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289 series
A 6-car 289 series EMU in December 2016
Family name	Hitachi A-train, as for 683 series
Replaced	381 series
Constructed	2002–2005 (as 683 series)
Entered service	31 October 2015
Refurbished	2015 (converted from 683 series)
Number built	85 vehicles (21 sets) (as of 1 May 2019)
Number in service	79 vehicles (19 sets) (as of 20 June 2019)
Formation	3/4/6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	FH301 – FH306, J01 – J05, I01 – I03, FG401, FG403, FG406, FG408 – FG411
Operators	JR West
Depots	Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
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

• ■ Kounotori, formed as 4- or 4+3-car sets
• ■ Kuroshio, formed as 6- or 6+3-car sets
• ■ Rakuraku Harima, formed as 6-car sets

The 289 series trains were initially introduced on 31 October 2015 on Hashidate, Kinosaki, Kounotori (formed as 4- or 4+3-car sets) and on Kuroshio services formed as 6- or 6+3-car sets services, displacing the remaining JNR-era 381 series EMUs. Since the timetable revision on 26 March 2016, the 4- or 4+3-cars sets are used only on Kounotori services.

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

Formations

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of five six-car sets and three three-car sets (39 vehicles in total) based at Kyoto 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 Kounotori services.

6-car Kuroshio sets

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

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 7 has one scissors-type pantograph.

4-car Kounotori sets

The seven four-car Kounotori sets, numbered FG401, FG403, FG406, FG408 to FG411 and based at Fukuchiyama Depot, are formed as follows.

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

From 2016, the KuRo 288-2000 cars were modified with only half of the car assigned as "Green car" (first class) seating, and reclassified KuRoHa 288-2000.

3-car Kounotori sets

The six three-car Kounotori sets, numbered FH302 to FH305, are formed as follows.

Car 5 has one scissors-type pantograph.

Exterior

The sets based at Fukuchiyama Depot for use on 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 Kyoto 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.

Set FH301 was returned to the 683 series from April 2019. Set FH306 followed suit in June 2019.

References

1. ^ JR西日本289系、683系を形式変更し「くろしお」などに投入! 381系は廃車に [JR-West to reclassify 683 series to 289 series for introduction on Kuroshio and other services. 381 series to be withdrawn.]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. JR西日本 289系 10月31日から運転開始 [JR-West 289 series to enter service from 31 October]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. ^ Jr電車編成表 JR電車編成表 2016夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 20 May 2016. pp. 145, 190. ISBN 978-4-330-68216-7.
4. ^ Kishi, Kenji (October 2015). JR西日本681・683系の現状 [The current situation with JR-West 681 and 683 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 55 (654): 30–31.
5. ^ 塗装変更された289系が本線で試運転 [Reliveried 289 series test run on main line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
6. クロハ288形が登場 [KuRoHa 288 appears]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
7. ^ 289系 営業運転開始 [289 series enters revenue service]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
8. 289系FH301編成が683系に復帰し、金沢総合車両所へ [289 series FH301 returns to 683 series and it's to Kanazawa Depot.]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 April 2019.
9. 289系FH306編成が683系に復帰し、金沢総合車両所へ [289 series FH306 returns to 683 series and it's to Kanazawa Depot.]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 20 June 2019.

External links

• JR-West 28 April 2015 press release (in Japanese)

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