BEC819 series
| BEC819 series | |
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BEC819 series in July 2020 | |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi Rail |
| Designer | Eiji Mitooka |
| Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
| Family name | A-train |
| Constructed | 2016– |
| Entered service | 19 October 2016 |
| Number built | 36 vehicles (18 sets) |
| Number in service | 36 vehicles (18 sets) |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
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| Operator | JR Kyushu |
| Depot | Nogata Depot |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Train length | 40,000 mm (131 ft 3 in) |
| Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3,980 mm (13 ft 1 in) (4,096 mm (13 ft 5 in) with pantograph raised) |
| Floor height | 1,125 mm (3 ft 8 in) |
| Doors | 3 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Traction system | IGBT–VVVF |
| Traction motors | 4 × MT404K 95 kW (127 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
| Power output | 380 kW (510 hp) |
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| Current collection | Pantograph |
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| Safety system | ATS-DK |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Notes/references | |
This train won the 60th Blue Ribbon Award in 2017. | |
The BEC819 series (BEC819系), branded "DENCHA" (Dual Energy Charge Train), is a two-car bi-modal electric multiple unit (BEMU) train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on inter-running services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Main Line in Fukuoka Prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan, since October 2016, and also on the Kashii Line.