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323 series

The 323 series (323系, 323-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka, Japan, since December 2016. The trains replaced the ageing 103 series and 201 series trains.[1]

Design

The eight-car trains have stainless steel bodies, and the exterior livery features orange highlights.[1] Each car has three pairs of sliding doors per side, unlike the 103 and 201 series trains which have four pairs per side.[1]

Formation

The trains are formed of eight cars formed as follows, with all cars motored (only one motored bogie per car).[2]

Car 2 has two WPS28E single-arm pantographs, while cars 5 and 8 each have one.[2]

Car 4 is designated as a women-only car.[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation feature longitudinal bench seating throughout, with priority seating at one end of each car, and a wheelchair/stroller space at the opposite end.[4] The passenger saloons use LED lighting, with the lighting in car 4 (women-only car) adjusted to have a more orange "tungsten lighting" tinge to distinguish it from other cars.[3] On car 8, the seats closest to the doors are removed to improve passenger circulation.[5] Passenger information announcements are provided in two languages, and information screens are in four languages (Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean), with pairs of screens over each door, and pairs at either end of the cars.[4] WiFi service is also provided.[4]

History

Details of the new trains on order were first announced by JR West in December 2014.[1] A total of 21 eight-car sets (168 vehicles) were scheduled to be introduced between fiscal 2016 and 2019, entirely replacing the fleet of twenty-three 103 and 201 series trains.[4] The first trainset, LS01, was unveiled to the press at the Kinki Sharyo factory in Osaka on 24 June 2016, and delivered to JR West on 30 June.[6][7] The trains entered revenue service on 24 December 2016.[8][9]

Build details

The build details for the fleet are as follows.[10]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c d "JR西日本323系、大阪環状線の新型車両は片側3ドア - 103系・201系を置換え" [New JR West 323 series 3-door trains for Osaka Loop Line - to replace 103 and 201 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b 323系通勤型直流電車 [323 series DC commuter EMU]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 666. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. October 2016. pp. 66–71.
  3. ^ a b 323系直流電車 [323 series DC EMU]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 665. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. September 2016. pp. 54–56.
  4. ^ a b c d "JR大阪環状線に新型車両「323系」デビューへ "3ドア車"で乗車位置を統一" [JR West to introduce new 323 series trains on Osaka Loop Line - Standardizing with 3-door trains]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ^ "JR Osaka Loop Line: Developing a Better, More User-Friendly Line". Japan Railway Journal. 26 July 2019. NHK World-Japan.
  6. ^ JR西日本、大阪環状線の新型電車「323系」公開…「斜めの発想」とり入れ [New JR West 323 series train for Osaka Loop Line unveiled]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ 323系LS01編成が試運転を実施 [323 series set LS01 undergoes test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ^ Ueshin, Daisuke (25 December 2016). 大阪環状線新型車両323系、日中3編成で活躍 - JRゆめ咲線(桜島線)も初運行 [Three new Osaka Loop Line 323 series trains in service]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  9. ^ JR大阪環状線の新型車両「323系」12/24デビューへ [New 323 series trains to debut on JR Osaka Loop Line on 24 December]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  10. ^ Jr電車編成表 JR電車編成表 2017夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 18 May 2017. p. 151. ISBN 978-4-330-78717-6.
  11. ^ 【JR西】323系LS16編成 近畿車輛出場 [[JR-West] 323 series set LS16 on test]. RM News. Neko Publishing. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. ^ 323系LS22編成が登場 [323 series set LS22 on test]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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