103 series
| 103 series | |
|---|---|
 JR West refurbished set in Kansai Main Line livery, June 2006 | |
| In service | 1964–Present |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Teikoku Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Replaced | 101 series |
| Constructed | 1963–1984 |
| Refurbishment | 1996–2005 (for selected trains) |
| Number built | 3,447 vehicles |
| Number in service |
274 vehicles (JR West) 54 vehicles (JR Kyushu) |
| Number preserved | 5 vehicles |
| Operator |
JNR (1964-1987) JR East (1987-2009) JR Central (1987-1999) JR West, JR Kyushu (1987-Present) |
| Depot(s) |
Hineno Morinomiya Nara Aboshi Hiroshima Karatsu |
| Line(s) served | Various |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3,935 mm (12 ft 10.9 in) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Traction system | Resistor control |
| Power output | 440 kW per car with motors |
| Acceleration | 2.0 km/h/s |
| Deceleration | 5.0 km/h/s |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection method | overhead catenary |
| Bogies | DT33, TR201, TR212, TR64 or DT21T (103-3000 series and converted from 101 series ) |
| Braking system(s) | Dynamic brake, Electro-pneumatic brake, Hand brake |
| Safety system(s) | ATS-B, ATS-P, ATS-SK, ATS-SW, ATC-3, ATC-4, ATC-6, ATC-9 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The 103 series (103系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) type introduced in 1964 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). They were also operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Variants
103-0 series
The 103-0 series trains were built between 1963 and 1984.
Prototype
This 8-car unit was built in 1963 without air-conditioning. The cars were withdrawn from service between 1988 and 1991.
- Moha 103: 901-902
- Moha 102: 901-902
- Kuha 103: 901-904
Standard series
These were built between 1964 and 1970. While not originally fitted with air-conditioning, most of the cars were fitted with air conditioning from 1975. The bogies of the trailer cars were changed from TR201 to TR212 for the cars built from 1968. Cars fitted with TR212 bogies feature disc brakes, because they needed to run on higher speeds on the Jōban and Hanwa Lines.
- KuMoHa 103: 1-155
- MoHa 103: 1-278
- MoHa 102: 1-433
- KuHa 103: 1-177 & 501-638 (TR212 bogies fitted: 115-177 & 617-638)
- SaHa 103: 1-305 (TR212 bogies fitted: 226-305)
Air-conditioned prototype
This single 10-car unit was built in 1970. It was equipped with various air conditioning units and tested on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo. It was subsequently modified to become a standard air-conditioned set in 1978. In 2000, four cars were scrapped at the Narashino Depot; the remaining six cars were scrapped at Keiyō Rolling Stock Center in 2005.
- MoHa 103: 279-281
- MoHa 102: 434-436
- KuHa 103: 178-179
- SaHa 103: 306-307
Sets without air-conditioning
Built during 1972 and 1973, these units were similar to the air-conditioned prototype but without air-conditioning. This type was used mainly in Osaka area. Most cars were fitted with air-conditioning from 1976.
- MoHa 103: 282-330 & 364-374
- MoHa 102: 437-486 & 520-530
- KuHa 103: 180-212
- SaHa 103: 308-323
Air-conditioned sets
Built in 1973, they were similar to the air-conditioned prototype. They were fitted with motorized destination blinds on both sides.
- MoHa 103: 331-413 (excluding 364-374)
- MoHa 102: 487-569 (excluding 520-530)
- KuHa 103: 213-268
- SaHa 103: 324-359
ATC equipped sets
Built between 1974 and 1980. The front end design was changed with the driver's cab raised so that an ATC signalling system could be included. Kuha 103 of this version was used in the Tokyo area only.
- MoHa 103: 414-713
- MoHa 102: 570-869
- KuHa 103: 269-796 (excluding 500-700), 798, 809, 816
- SaHa 103: 360-471
Raised driver's cab
Built between 1979 and 1984. The front end design was the same as the ATC-equipped sets, although this type was not fitted with ATC. Kuha 103-811 & 816 were converted to include ATC in 1984.
- MoHa 103: 714-793
- MoHa 102: 870-2050 (excluding 900-2000)
- KuHa 103: 797, 799-850 (excluding 809, 816, 845, 847, 849)
- SaHa 103: 472-503
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Driver's cab of KuHa 103-235 car (without ATC), November 2008
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Akabane Line KuHa 103-273 car without air-conditioning, 1979
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Biwako Line-JR Kyoto Line-JR Kobe Line KuHa 103-154 car without air-conditioning, 1983
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JR Kobe Line KuHa 103-184 car without air-conditioning, August 1983
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Yamanote Line air-conditioned prototype KuHa 103-178 car, October 1978
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Yamanote Line ATC equipped KuHa 103-347 car, March 1985
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JR East Yokohama Line air-conditioned 103-0 series, circa 1988
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JR West Yamatoji Line raised driver's cab KuHa 103-831 car, circa 1993
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JR East Negishi Line air-conditioned 103-0 series, March 1998
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Two JR West Fukuchiyama Line (left) and JR Kyoto Line air-conditioned 103-0 series, August 1999
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JR East MoHa 103-734 car in brown livery, August 1999
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Jōban Line air-conditioned 103-0 series, January 2003
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Musashino Line air-conditioned 103-0 series showing different driver's cab heights, August 2003
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Tsurumi Line air-conditioned 103-0 series, June 2004
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Osaka Loop Line air-conditioned KuHa 103-238 car, April 2006
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JR Central 103-0 series air-conditioned KuMoHa 103-18 car, April 2007
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JR West Hanwa Line 103-0 series air-conditioned car, April 2008
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JR West San'yō Main Line air-conditioned 103-0 series set H19, May 2009
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KuHa 103-525 test car owned by Toshiba, March 2010
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JR West Sakurajima Line raised driver's cab KuHa 103-823 car, March 2012
Converted from 101 series
Some 101 series trailer cars were converted to the 103-0 series. The cars' bodies and bogies were 101 series originals as the conversions involved minimum modification. The last of these cars were withdrawn from service in 1999.
- SaHa 103: 751-780 (from SaHa 101)
- KuHa 103: 2001-2004 (from KuHa 100), 2051-2052 (from KuHa 101)
103-1000 series
160 103-1000 series cars (16 10-car sets) were built in 1970 and 1971 for use on Jōban Line-Chiyoda Line inter-running services, which commenced in 1971. Originally painted in grey with a sea green stripe, they were subsequently displaced by new 203 series trains. Some sets were later converted to become 105 series, and the rest of the fleet was reallocated to Jōban Line services from Ueno.[1] The last set was retired in March 2006.
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Original JNR livery, 1985
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Later Jōban Line livery, April 2003
103-1200 series
Similar to the 103-1000 series, these were 7-car sets built by Nippon Sharyo and Tokyu Car Corporation for use on Chūō-Sōbu Line-Tōzai Line inter-running services alongside the aluminium-bodied 301 series. 5 sets (35 cars) were built between 1970 and 1978. They were initially painted in grey with a yellow stripe, but this was changed to a light blue stripe from 1989 to avoid confusion with the similarly coloured 205 series trains introduced on Chūō-Sōbu Line services.[1] The last set was retired in July 2003.
103-1500 series
Nine 103-1500 series 6-car sets were built between 1982 and 1983 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hitachi Ltd. for use on inter-running services between the Chikuhi Line and the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line in Kyushu. In 1989, four sets were reformed as eight 3-car sets (numbered E11 to E18) by rebuilding MoHa 103 and MoHa 102 cars as KuMoHa 103 and KuMoHa 102 cars respectively. They were initially painted in light blue with a white stripe, but were repainted into a grey and red livery from 1995. The 3-car sets were modified for driver-only operation between December 1999 and March 2001.[2] Toilets were added to one end car of each set between June 2003 and October 2004.[3]
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103-1500 series in original livery, February 1983
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JR Kyushu 103-1500 series in revised livery, April 2006
103-3000 series
Five 3-car 103-3000 series sets were formed in 1985 from former 72 series EMU cars for use on the Kawagoe Line following electrification in September 1985. Five MoHa 72970 cars were also converted to SaHa 103-3000 cars to augment Ōme Line trains. These cars were fitted with passenger-operated door controls. The five Kawagoe Line sets were lengthened to 4 cars between October 1995 and March 1996 ahead of Hachikō Line electrification in March 1996. [1][4] The last set was withdrawn in October 2005.
Formation
- KuMoHa 102-3000
- MoHa 103-3000 (with pantograph)
- SaHa 103-3000
- KuHa 103-3000
103-3500 series (JR East)
One 4-car 103-3500 series set was formed in December 1995 from surplus 103-0 series cars to augment the fleet ahead of Hachikō Line electrification in March 1996. As with the 103-3000 series sets, passenger-operated door controls were fitted. The motor/trailer car configuration differed from that of the 103-3000 series sets.[1][4] The set was withdrawn in March 2005.
Formation
- KuHa 103-3502 (formerly KuHa 103-738)
- MoHa 102-3501 (formerly MoHa 102-2047)
- MoHa 103-3501 (with pantograph) (formerly MoHa 103-790)
- KuHa 103-3501 (formerly KuHa 103-725)
103-3500 series (JR West)
Nine 2-car 103-3500 series refurbished sets (H1 to H9) were formed between September 1997 and March 1998 ahead of Bantan Line electrification in March 1998. Toilets were added between 2005 and 2006.[2][5]
Formation
- KuMoHa 102-3500 (with toilet)
- KuMoHa 103-3500 (with pantograph)
103-3550 series (JR West)
Eight 2-car 103-3550 series refurbished sets (M1 to M8) were formed between January and October 2004 ahead of Kakogawa Line electrification in March 2005. These sets feature cab gangway connections and toilets.[2][5]
Formation
- KuMoHa 102-3550 (with toilet)
- KuMoHa 103-3550 (with pantograph)
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JR West refurbished Kakogawa Line 2-car 103-3550 series set, January 2008
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Kakogawa Line 2-car 103-3550 series set M1 with Train with eyes livery by Tadanori Yokoo, October 2005
Internal training sets
One internal crew training set, formed as KuMoHa 103-100 + MoHa 102-224, was used for internal crew training at the JR East Crew Training Center at Higashi-Omiya Depot. The set had different cab end designs, as MoHa 102-224 used the cab of former ATC equipped KuHa 103-332, sets. It was withdrawn in 2009 following the delivery of a new 209 series-based training set in 2008.
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Higashi-Ōmiya set, 2008
JR operations
JR East
JR East formerly operated a large number of 103 series sets on the following lines.
- Chūō Line (Rapid)
- Chūō-Sōbu Line
- Hachikō Line
- Jōban Line
- Kawagoe Line
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- Keiyō Line
- Musashino Line
- Nambu Line
- Ōme Line
- Senseki Line
- Yamanote Line
- Yokohama Line
One 4-car 103 series set remained in use by JR East on the Senseki Line in the Sendai area between November 2006 and 21 October 2009.[6]
JR Central
JR Central formerly used 103 series sets on Chuo Main Line services in the Nagoya area, but these were subsequently replaced by 211 series and 313 series EMUs.
JR West
JR West continues to operate a large number of 103 series sets, many of which have received extensive life-extension refurbishment.[5] JR West currently operates 103 series sets on the following lines.
- Osaka Loop Line
- Hanwa Line
- Yamatoji Line
- Nara Line
- Sakurai Line
- Wakayama Line
- Osaka Higashi Line
- Wadamisaki Line
- Bantan Line
- Kakogawa Line
- Akō Line
- Sanyō Main Line
- Fukuen Line
- Kure Line
JR Kyushu
JR Kyushu operates a fleet of 103-1500 series sets on Fukuoka City Subway and JR Chikuhi Line inter-running services.[5]
Overseas operations
Four former JR East 103 series 4-car units (Musashino Line sets KeYo20, 21, 22 and 27 set) were shipped to Indonesia in 2004 to operate on the KRL Jabotabek system in Jakarta.[7]
- KuMoHa 103: 105, 153
- MoHa 103: 654, 752
- MoHa 102: 231, 321, 810, 2009
- KuHa 103: 359, 384, 597, 632, 815, 822
- SaHa 103: 210, 246
These cars retain their Japanese numbering.
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Former JR East 103 series EMU working in the Jakarta area of Indonesia, July 2007
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Former JR East set KeYo 21 in revised "JR Central" livery in Jakarta, December 2011
Preserved examples
- KuHa 103-525, stored at Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo[8]
- KuHa 103-713, on display at the Railway Museum in Saitama, Saitama (front end only)[9]
- KuMoHa 103-18, stored at Mino-Ōta Depot in Minokamo, Gifu[9]
- KuMoHa 103-58, stored at Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo[9]
- KuMoHa 103-147, privately owned in Ibaraki Prefecture[9]
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KuHa 103-525 at Toshiba factory, March 2010
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 JR全車輛ハンドブック1997 (JR Rolling Stock Handbook 1997). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1997.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 JR全車両ハンドブック2006 (JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006.
- ↑ JR電車編成表 2009夏 (JR EMU Formations - Summer 2009). Japan: JRR. June 2009. ISBN 978-4-330-06909-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JR電車編成表 '02夏号 (JR EMU Formations - Summer 2002). Japan: JRR. June 2002. ISBN 4-88283-037-X.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 JR電車編成表 '07冬号 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007]. Japan: JRR. December 2006. ISBN 4-88283-046-9.
- ↑ JR East news release (9 October 2009). Retrieved 9 October 2009. (Japanese)
- ↑ "インドネシアで活躍する日本の電車２００９" [Japanese EMUs active in Indonesia 2009]. The Railway Pictorial (Japan) 59 (824): p.102–107. October 2009.
- ↑ "3/23,東芝府中工場の103系とクモニ83が工場外に" [23 March: Toshiba Fuchu Factory 103 series and KuMoNi 83 moved outside]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.) 52 (615): p.178. July 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 127. ISBN 978-4863206175.
Further reading
- Moro, Nobuaki (30 June 2012). 103系物語 [The 103 series story]. Japan: JTB Can Books. ISBN 978-4533086991.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 103 series. |
- JR East 103 series at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 February 2010) (Japanese)
- JR Central train information page at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 May 2010) (Japanese)
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