The Keihan 7200 series (京阪7200系, Keihan 7200-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1995.[1]
Keihan 7200 series | |
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8-car set 7201 in July 2008 | |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Built at | Kobe |
Family name | City commuter |
Entered service | 1995 |
Number built | 23 vehicles (3 sets) |
Number in service | 21 vehicles (3 sets, the rest of 2 vehicles were converted to 10000 series) |
Formation | 7/8 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 7201– |
Operators | Keihan Electric Railway |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Car length | 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in) |
Doors | 3 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
Traction system | Variable frequency (GTO) |
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) |
Design
editThe 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]
Interior
editPassenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]
Formations
edit8-car trainsets
editThe eight-car trains (original 7201 and 7202) are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]
Designation | Mc1 | T1 | T2 | M2 | M1 | T3 | T4 | Mc2 |
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Numbering | 7200 | 7700 | 7800 | 7300 | 7350 | 7750 | 7950 | 7250 |
- "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.[2]
- The 7700 cars are designated as "mildly air-conditioned" cars.[2]
7-car trainsets
editThe seven-car trains (7201 and 7203) are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]
Designation | Mc1 | T1 | T6 | M3 | T3 | T2 | Mc2 |
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Numbering | 7200 | 7700 | 7900 | 7350 | 7750 | 7850 | 7250 |
History
editThe first trains were delivered in 1994, entering revenue service in 1995.[1] From 2008, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2011.[1]
In February 2015, set 7201 was reformed as a seven-car set.[3] Car 7301 removed when the set was reduced to seven cars was renumbered 10101 and inserted into 10000 series EMU set 10001 in February 2016 when that set was lengthened from four to seven cars.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d e f 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 132. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
- ^ 京阪7200系7201編成の組成が変更される [Keihan 7200 series set 7201 reformed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ 京阪10000系10001編成が7連化されて試運転 [Keihan 10000 series set 10001 lengthened to seven cars and test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)