10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ariake-Series787-BM2: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. JR Kyushu 885 series SM9 20100822: Gw-Emo· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 2014-09-01 JR Kyushu 787 BM-13 at Hakata Station: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 787 Series EMU: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. JR Kyushu - Kamome 787系 Front: Komanaki· CC BY 2.0
- 6. JR Kyushu 787 arrive Miyazaki Airport Station-20200717: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. JR Kyushu 787 BO107 Minami-Miyazaki 20200718: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. JR Kyushu 787 buffet 2002-7: PekePON· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. JR Kyushu 787 Series BO109 Nichirin: 熊一901· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. JR Kyushu 787-0-BM5-Kagoshima Main Line-Dazaifu-20090904-154138: Amayagan ( talk )· CC0
what is it?
The 787 series (787系) is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since July 1992.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 34 years ago, in 1992.
- 21.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 34 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1992
- in service from
- 1992
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 20 kV AC 60 Hz
- formation
- 4/6/7 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4643655, Wikipedia: 787 series (JR Kyushu) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.