733 series

733 series
Set B-107 on a Hakodate Main Line local service, August 2024
In service1 June 2012 – present
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Built atKobe
Replaced721 series
Constructed2012–2018, 2024–
Number built153 vehicles (40 sets) as of May 2024
Number in service105 vehicles (28 sets) as of 1 October 2015
Formation3/6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers
  • B-101 – B-121
  • B-1001 – B-1004
  • B-3101/3201 – B-3111/3211
  • B-4101/4201 –
OperatorsThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
DepotsSapporo
Lines servedHakodate Main Line, Sasshō Line
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length
  • 21,200 mm (69 ft 7 in) (end cars)
  • 20,800 mm (68 ft 3 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,892 mm (9 ft 5.9 in)
Floor height1,050 mm (3 ft 5 in)
Doors3 per side
Maximum speed
  • 130 km/h (81 mph) (design)
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (service)
Traction systemN-MT731A
Power output230 kW (310 hp) per motor[1]: 68 
Acceleration2.2 km/(h⋅s) (1.4 mph/s)
Electric system(s)20 kV AC (overhead catenary)
Current collector(s)N-PS785 single-arm pantograph
BogiesN-DT733 (motored), N-TR733 (trailer)
Safety system(s)ATS-DN
Multiple working721 series, 731 series, 735 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 733 series (733系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on suburban services in the Sapporo area of Hokkaido, Japan, since 1 June 2012.[2][3]

  1. ^ 733系 [733 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 52, no. 612. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2012. pp. 64–69.
  2. ^ 臨時列車運転情報 [Non-scheduled train operation information]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. 41 (334): 97/126. February 2012.
  3. ^ 札沼線電化開業にともない733系が営業運転を開始 [733 series enter service following Sassho Line electrification]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.