10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Series883-AO18: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Series883-AO2: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. JR Kyushu 885 series SM9 20100822: Gw-Emo· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 883 Series Limited Express Sonic , 883系 特急ソニック - panoramio - z tanuki: z tanuki· CC BY 3.0
- 5. 883 Series Limited Express Sonic , 883系 特急ソニック - panoramio: z tanuki· CC BY 3.0
- 6. JR Kyushu 883 2014-07-31: masataka muto· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. JR Kyushu 883 AO3 2018-03-17: khws4v1· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. JR Kyushu 883 at Ōita Station 2013-12-30: tataquax· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. JR Kyushu 883 Moha 883-1001 20201122: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. JR Kyushu 883 Series EMU 883-7: G43· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The 883 series (883系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train type operated on Sonic limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since April 1995.
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 31 years ago, in 1995.
- 2.3 MW is about 27 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 21.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 31 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1995
- in service from
- 1995
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 2.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 20 kV AC, 60 Hz
- formation
- 7 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.7 m
- Dutch name
- JR Kyushu type 883
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4373465, Wikipedia: 883 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.