The 883 series (883系) is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train type operated on Sonic limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since April 1995.

[3] The 5-car sets were lengthened to 7 cars from July 2008 with the insertion of two -1000 subseries cars with aluminium bodies built to 885 series specifications.

[4][5] Cars 2, 4, and 6 are each fitted with one PS401KA single-arm pantograph.

The first trains entered service from 20 April 1995.

[1] All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.