713 series

The 713 series is a Japanese alternating current electric multiple unit train type first introduced by Japanese National Railways in 1984 and later run on local services by the Kyushu Railway Company, known as JR Kyushu. The two-car sets were delivered from July 1983, built by Hitachi and Tokyu Car Corporation, and were the first AC-only electric multiple units to operate in Kyushu. They entered service with the February 1984 timetable revision on the Nagasaki Main Line and Sasebo Line. As of 1 October 2012 all four two-car sets were still in active service on the Nippo Main Line from Kagoshima Depot. The fleet was refurbished in 1996, and again between 2008 and 2010 to standardize its electrical equipment, and its livery changed from cream and green to white and blue and then to red.