The is a single-car
diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
(DMU) train type operated on local regional services 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 it ...
(JR Shikoku) in Japan since 1990.
Operations
The 1000 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ni ...
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Dosan Line
The is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi (town), Shimanto, Kōchi ...
Build details and variants
A total of 56 1000 series cars were built by
Niigata Transys
is a Japanese railway vehicle and equipment manufacturer based in Seirō, Niigata. The company is a subsidiary of IHI Corporation and has a factory in Niigata, and representative offices in Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, and Niigata.
Products
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between 1990 and 1997, delivered in four batches as shown below.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of longitudinal bench seating on one side and transverse seating bays on the opposite side.
Toilets have been retro-fitted to a number of cars since February 2001.
History
In 2008, 18 1000 series cars were modified to make them compatible with newly delivered
1500 series DMU cars, and were reclassified as
1200 series.
References
External links
1000 series details on JR Shikoku website
{{JR Shikoku trainsets
1000 series
1000 series
Train-related introductions in 1990
Niigata Transys rolling stock