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The Keihan 7000 series (京阪7000系, Keihan 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1989.[1]
Keihan 7000 series | |
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![]() Set 7002 in January 2021 | |
In service | 1989– |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Family name | City commuter |
Constructed | 1989–1993 |
Entered service | 1989 |
Refurbished | 2024– |
Number built | 28 vehicles (4 sets) |
Number in service | 28 vehicles |
Formation | 7 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 7001–7004 |
Capacity |
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Operators | Keihan Electric Railway |
Lines served | Keihan Main Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Train length | 130,900 mm (429 ft 6 in) |
Car length | 18,700 mm (61 ft 4 in) |
Width | 2,780 mm (9 ft 1 in) |
Height | 4,185 mm (13 ft 8.8 in) |
Doors | 3 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design) |
Traction system | Variable frequency (GTO) |
Power output | 4× 200 kW (270 hp) |
Acceleration | 2.8 km/(h⋅s) (1.7 mph/s) |
Deceleration | 4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (operation) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Overhead wire |
Safety system(s) | Keihan ATS |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Overview
editThe 7000 series was introduced in 1989 with two six-car sets and one four-car set. The remaining nine cars would be built between 1991 and 1993.[2]
In 1993, three test 6000 series vehicles would be renumbered and incorporated into a fourth seven-car set.[2]
These trains would be the basis for the 7000 series introduced in 1992.[3]
Between 2006 and 2008, the sets received accessibility upgrades, such as wheelchair spaces.[4]
A refurbishment programme for the 7000 series fleet was announced in January 2024. The refurbishment includes a redesigned interior based on that of the 13000 series, audible door warnings, internal LCD information displays, LED lighting, and updated control equipment, as well as full-colour LED destination displays.[5] The first treated set, 7002, returned to service on 21 January of that year.[6] The entire fleet is scheduled to be refurbished by 2025.[5]
Interior
editPassenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.
Formations
editThe seven-car trains are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[7][8]
Designation | Mc | T | T | M | T | T | Mc |
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Numbering | 7000 | 7500 | 7600 | 7150 | 7650 | 7550 | 7050 |
Designation | Mc | T | M | T | T | T | Mc |
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Numbering | 7004 | 7504 | 7104 | 7604 | 7554 | 7654 | 7054 |
- "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
- "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
- "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
- The "Mc" and "M" cars each have one scissors-type pantograph along with the "7150" car.
Gallery
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Inside a 7000 series train
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Cabin of car 7001
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Keihan 7053 in an older green livery
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Set 7002 campaigning for Thomas & Friends in 2008
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Keihan 7054 on a service to Yodoyabashi
References
edit- ^ "7000系" [7000 Series]. Keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b "京阪電気鉄道 現有車両プロフィール 2009" [Keihan Electric Railway Current Vehicle Profile 2009]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 822. Denkisha Kenkyukai: 256–258. 2009.
- ^ 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
- ^ "7000 系リニューアル車両が営業運転を開始します!" [The refurbished 7000 series vehicles will begin commercial operation!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan: Keihan Electric Railway. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b 京阪,7000系リニューアル車両の営業運転を1月21日から開始 [Keihan to introduce refurbished 7000 series trains from 21 January]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ 京阪7000系7002編成にリニューアル記念ヘッドマーク [Keihan 7000 series set 7002 fitted with headboard commemorating refurbishment]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2009 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2009] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2009. p. 120. ISBN 978-4330082097.
- ^ 大手私鉄車両ファイル2018 [Major private railway rolling stock file, 2018]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 58, no. 688. Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)