The is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan since 2006.
Operations The 1500 series trains are used on the following JR Shikoku lines. Kōtoku Line Tokushima Line Mugi Line
Build details and variants
Batch Vehicle numbers Manufacturer Build date 1 1501–1508 Niigata Transys May 2006 2 1509–1515 April 2008 3 1551 January 2009 4 1552–1557 January 2010 5 1558–1563 January 2011 6 1564–1565 January 2012 7 1566–1567 Kinki Sharyo January 2013 8 1568–1569 Niigata Transys January 2014
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 JR Shikoku 1500 series (Japan Railfan Magazine)