The is a single-car
diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by
Shikoku Railway Company
The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has i ...
(JR Shikoku) in Japan since 2006.
Operations
The 1500 series trains are used on the following JR Shikoku lines.
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Kōtoku Line
The is a railway line in northeastern Shikoku, Japan that connects the prefectural capitals Takamatsu ( Kagawa) and Tokushima (Tokushima). Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) owns and operates the line, whose name comes from the characters in t ...
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Tokushima Line
The is a railway line in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). The Tokushima Line connects Sako Station in Tokushima and Tsukuda Station in Miyoshi from west to east in central Tokushima Pre ...
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Mugi Line
The is a railway line in southeastern Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects the prefectural capital of Tokushima with the town of Kaiyō in Kaifu District. The line's official nic ...
Build details and variants
File:JRS DC 1500-1508.jpg, 1st-batch car 1508
File:JRS DC 1500-1555.jpg, 4th-batch car 1555
File:JR shikoku 1500 series 1567 at takamatsu.jpg, 7th-batch car 1567
File:JR shikoku 1500 series 1568 at takamatsu.jpg, 8th-batch car 1568
Interior
Passenger accommodation in the sets built up to January 2012 consists of transverse flip-over seating arranged 2+2 abreast.
Sets built from 2013 onward have a mixture of transverse and longitudinal seating.
History
The first trains entered service on 25 May 2006.
The two 7th-batch cars, 1566 and 1567, entered service from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.
References
External links
1500 series details on JR Shikoku website
(Japan Railfan Magazine)
{{JR Shikoku trainsets
1500 series
1500 series
Kinki Sharyo multiple units
Niigata Transys rolling stock