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]

Operations

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

Build details and variants

Batch Vehicle numbers Manufacturer Build date
1 1501–1508 Niigata Transys May 2006[3]
2 1509–1515 April 2008[3]
3 1551 January 2009[3]
4 1552–1557 January 2010[3]
5 1558–1563 January 2011[3]
6 1564–1565 January 2012[3]
7 1566–1567 Kinki Sharyo January 2013[3]
8 1568–1569 Niigata Transys January 2014[4]
  • 1st-batch car 1508
    1st-batch car 1508
  • 4th-batch car 1555
    4th-batch car 1555
  • 7th-batch car 1567
    7th-batch car 1567
  • 8th-batch car 1568
    8th-batch car 1568

Interior

Passenger accommodation in the sets 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
    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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b "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.

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