The is a Japanese dual-voltage (1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC 60 Hz)
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
(EMU) train type first introduced by
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) in March 1986, and later operated on local services on the
Hokuriku Main Line
The Hokuriku Main Line ( ja, 北陸本線, ) is a 176.6 kilometer railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting the Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with the Naoetsu Station in Joetsu, Niigata. The section betwee ...
by the
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR-West) from 1987
and also by the
third-sector railway operating company
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Toyama Prefecture when it was separated from the JR West network in Mar ...
from March 2015. The units were built by re-using the
underframe
An underframe is a framework of wood or metal carrying the main body structure of a railway vehicle, such as a locomotive, carriage or wagon.
See also
* Chassis
* Headstock
* Locomotive bed
* Locomotive frame
* Undercarriage
Undercarriage is t ...
s, bogies and electrical equipment from former
471 series and
473 series express-type EMUs with new suburban type bodies based on the design of the
417 series EMUs introduced in 1978.
Variants
* 413-0 series: 29 cars converted from former 471 series cars
* 413-100 series: two cars (KuMoHa 413-101 and MoHa 412-101) converted from former 473 series cars
Operations
JR-West
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trainsets are used on the
Nanao Line
The is a railway line in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Noto Railway. It runs between Tsubata Station in Tsubata and Anamizu Station in Anamizu.
JR West operates the section between Tsuba ...
,
Hokuriku Main Line
The Hokuriku Main Line ( ja, 北陸本線, ) is a 176.6 kilometer railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting the Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with the Naoetsu Station in Joetsu, Niigata. The section betwee ...
, and
IR Ishikawa Railway
The is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Ishikawa Prefecture. The main line was separated from the JR West network on 14 Ma ...
.
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Toyama Prefecture when it was separated from the JR West network in Mar ...
trainsets are used on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway, IR Ishikawa Railway, and
Echigo Tokimeki Railway
The (ETR) is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2010 to operate passenger railway services on the sections of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line and JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Niigata Prefecture when they were ...
.
Formations
, all 31 of the 413 series cars built are in service, with six three-car sets (including two
455 series
The is a Japanese dual-voltage (1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC 50 Hz) electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on express services in 1965 and later operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), W ...
cars) operated by JR-West and five three-car sets operated by Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
Trainsets consist of two motored ("Mc" and "M") cars and a non-powered driving trailer ("Tc") car, with the Tc car at the Kanazawa end.
File:Kumoha413-3.jpg, KuMoHa 413-3 of set B03 in June 2011
File:Moha412-3.jpg, MoHa 412-3 of set B03 in June 2011
File:Kuha412-3.jpg, KuHa 412-3 of set B03 in June 2011
* The MoHa 412 car is fitted with one PS21 lozenge-type pantograph.
* Sets B04 and B11 have a
KuHa 455-700 driving car at the west (Kanazawa) end.
These were converted from former SaHa 455 intermediate cars.
* Set B11 includes 413-100 series cars KuMoHa 413-101 and MoHa 412-101.
File:KuHa 455-701 Toyama 20060410.jpg, KuHa 455-701 in set B04 in April 2006
File:JR West 413 Series Train at Toyama Station.JPG, Set B04 in July 2013, with its KuHa 455 driving car visible at the rear end
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of transverse four-person seating bays and longitudinal bench seating.
File:JRW 413 interior.JPG, Interior of a refurbished 413 series set in February 2015
File:KuHa 455-702 interior 20141004.jpg, The interior of 455 series car KuHa 455-702 included in 413 series set B11
History
The eleven three-car sets were built between 1985 and 1989.
From 14 March 2015, five 413 series sets (B01 to B03, B07, and B10) were transferred from JR-West ownership to the
third-sector railway operating company
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Toyama Prefecture when it was separated from the JR West network in Mar ...
, which took over control of the section of the former
Hokuriku Main Line
The Hokuriku Main Line ( ja, 北陸本線, ) is a 176.6 kilometer railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting the Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with the Naoetsu Station in Joetsu, Niigata. The section betwee ...
within
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
when it was separated from the JR-West network, coinciding with the opening of the
Hokuriku Shinkansen
The is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), connecting Tokyo with in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The first section, between and in Nagano Pr ...
extension from to .
The former identities of the trainsets operated by Ainokaze Toyama Railway are as follows:
In 2016, Ainokaze Toyama Railway set AM03 was modified at JR-West's Kanazawa Workshop for use as a special-event train, receiving branding and a new external livery.
Future developments
From the first half of fiscal 2018, an Ainokaze Toyama Railway 413 series set will be rebuilt as a tourist train, returning to service on the line in the second half of fiscal 2018.
Livery variations
Initially painted in maroon with a white stripe, the sets later received the JR-West "New Hokuriku" livery of "oyster white" with "light cobalt blue" lining.
From 2012, some sets received the overall blue (color code "DIC N-897") livery applied to JR-West Kanazawa area local trainsets, however, the JR-West fleet was subsequently repainted into an overall crimson (color code "DIC N-715") Nanao Line livery, with all trainsets treated by August 2017.
File:JNR 413-3 toyama.jpg, A 413 series in original AC/DC local livery in 1987
File:JNR kumoha413 455.jpg, Set B11 in JR-West "New Hokuriku" livery in March 2006
File:413 B03 Toyama 20130706 (1).jpg, Set B03 in JR-West all-over blue in July 2013
File:JRW 413kei B04.jpg, Set B04 in JR-West all-over crimson Nanao Line livery in June 2015
JR-West
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
References
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Electric multiple units of Japan
West Japan Railway Company
Train-related introductions in 1986
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1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
20 kV AC multiple units