The 815 series is an AC 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 on local services by Kyushu Railway Company

Kyushu Railway Company

The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...

 (JR Kyushu) in Japan since 1999.

Design

The 815 series was the first aluminium-alloy EMU to be ordered by JR Kyushu, and was designed to be lighter than the earlier 813 series

813 series

The 813 series is an AC electric multiple unit train type operated on local services by Kyushu Railway Company in Japan since 1994.-813-0 series:...

 design. The trains were introduced on wanman driver only operation services, replacing ageing 423, 457, and 475 series rolling stock.

History

A total of 26 2-car sets (52 cars) were delivered to Kumamoto and Ōita depots between May and October 1999.

Kumamoto set N015 was renumbered N027 in February 2000.

Formation

Numbering	KuMoHa 815	KuHa 814

The KuMoHa 815 car is fitted with a PS401K single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Seating is longitudinal throughout. The KuMoHa 815 car has a toilet, and the KuHa 814 car is fitted with a wheelchair space.