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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JR Kyushu BEC819 z311 20200720: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. BEC819 flooring QR codes: MrT730· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. JRK BEC819 current collector: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Kuro in BEC819: MrT730· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Two BEC819 in Doi Stations (Fukuoka): T. Fujiyama (aka. MrT730)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. JR Kyushu BEC819 Z001 at Wakamatsu Station 20161204: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. BEC819 ZG5308 ATO: PM1511· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. DENCHA BEC819系 Kashii 1: Komanaki· CC BY 2.0
- 9. DENCHA BEC819系 Saitozaki: Komanaki· CC BY 2.0
- 10. JR Kyushu BEC819 300: Gala8357· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The BEC819 series (BEC819系), branded "DENCHA" (Dual Energy Charge Train), is a two-car bi-modal electric multiple unit (BEMU) train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on inter-running services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Main Line in Fukuoka Prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan, since October 2016, and also on the Kashii Line.
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 10 years ago, in 2016.
- 380 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 40 m long: about 9 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
- 2016
- in service from
- 2016
- number built
- 36
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- battery
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- designer
- Eiji Mitooka
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 380 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary), 1,598 V DC (li-ion battery)
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 40 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23022024, Wikipedia: BEC819 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.