10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JR-Series817 VK003: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. JRK Series817-0 V019: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 3. JR Kyushu 817 series VT013 KuHa 816-13 Kumamoto 20071209: ja:User:MK Products· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. JR Kyushu 817 series VT013 KuMoHa 817-13 Kumamoto 20071209: ja:User:MK Products· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. JR Kyushu 885 series SM9 20100822: Gw-Emo· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. 2014-09-06 JR Kyushu 817 Series bound for Kokubu: foooomio· CC BY 2.0
- 7. JR 817 at Kagoshima-Chūō Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. JR 817 V006 at Kushikino Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. JR 817 V008 at Kagoshima-Chūō Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. JR 817 V011 at Ijūin Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 817 series (817系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on commuter and local services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since 2001. The design was based on the earlier 815 series, with transverse seating replacing the previous longitudinal seating, although later variants reverted to longitudinal seating.
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 25 years ago, in 2001.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2001
- in service from
- 2001
- number built
- 145
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- formation
- 2/3 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
- Dutch name
- JR Kyushu 817
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4644521, Wikipedia: 817 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.