KiHa 283 series | |
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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) [1] |
Successor | KiHa 261 series ( Ōzora) |
Formation | Various |
Operators | JR Hokkaido |
Depots | Sapporo |
Lines served | |
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. [2] They were based on the KiHa 281 series trains introduced in 1994. [3]
KiHa 283 series trainsets have been used on the following services. [3][ additional citation(s) needed]
A three-car pre-production set was delivered from Fuji Heavy Industries in 1995 for evaluation and testing. [2]
20 production vehicles were delivered from 1996, [2] with the first trains introduced on Super Ōzora services between Sapporo and Kushiro from the start of the revised timetable on 22 March 1997. [3]
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. [2]
KiHa 283 series sets were also introduced on some Super Tokachi services between Sapporo and Obihiro from 11 March 2000. [3]
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Ōzora limited express services are scheduled to be operated by KiHa 261 series DMUs; [7] the KiHa 283 series DMUs were withdrawn from Ōzora limited express services on 11 March 2022. [4] The KiHa 283 series was reallocated for use on Okhotsk and Taisetsu limited express services on the Sekihoku Main Line from 18 March 2023, [8] operating as three-car sets [5] and replacing the older KiHa 183 series DMUs used on these services. [9]
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. [10] [11] The train was formed as follows, with car 1 at the Kushiro end. All cars were gutted by fire, [11] and were officially withdrawn on 30 June 2011. [12]
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Number | KiHa 283-1 | KiHa 282-3001 | KiRo 282-7 | KiHa 282-1 | KiHa 282-101 | KiHa 283-9 |