The is an AC

Alternating current

In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current , the flow of electric charge is only in one direction....

/DC

Direct current

Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...

 dual-voltage electric multiple unit

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 number of the carriages...

 type operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East) in Japan.

Trains operate as 7+4-car formations on Super Hitachi

Hitachi (Japanese train)

is the general name for limited express train services operated by East Japan Railway Company on the Jōban Line between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture and Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture....

limited express

Limited express

A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.- Japan :...

 services between in Tokyo and via the Jōban Line

Joban Line

The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It begins at Nippori Station in Taitō, Tokyo and follows the Pacific coasts of Chiba, Ibaraki, and Fukushima Prefectures before the line officially ends at Iwanuma Station in Iwanuma, Miyagi...

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7-car sets

The nine 7-car sets, K101–K109, are formed as follows.

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Numbering	KuHa 650	MoHa 650-100	MoHa 651-100	SaRo 651	MoHa 650	MoHa 651	KuHa 651

Cars 2 and 6 are each fitted with one PS26 lozenge-type pantograph.

4-car sets

The nine 4-car sets, K201–K209, are formed as follows.

Car No.	8	9	10	11
Numbering	KuHa 650	MoHa 650	MoHa 651	KuHa 651-100

Car 9 is fitted with one PS26 lozenge-type pantograph.

Interior

Internally, Green car (first class) accommodation has a seat pitch of 1,160 mm and Standard class has a seat pitch of 970 mm.

History

From 2 December 2000, the Green car (car 4) was made entirely non-smoking, and the internal partitions were removed. All cars became no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007. The refreshment vending machines were discontinued from 31 March 2008.

From spring 2012, the 651 series trains are scheduled to be phased out from Super Hitachi services and will be totally replaced by new 10-car E657 series

E657 series

The is an AC/DC dual-voltage electric multiple unit on order by East Japan Railway Company in Japan for use on limited express services between in Tokyo and on the Jōban Line from spring 2012....

EMUs by autumn 2012. The 651 series sets will however be retained for seasonal and additional workings.

External links

• 651 series Super Hitachi