Keihan 7200 series

Keihan 7200 series
8-car set 7201 in July 2008
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Built atKobe
Family nameCity commuter
Entered service1995
Number built23 vehicles (3 sets)
Number in service21 vehicles (3 sets)[a]
Formation7/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers7201–
OperatorsKeihan Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length18.7 m (61 ft 4 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction systemVariable frequency (GTO)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collectionOverhead wire
Safety system(s)Keihan ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

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]

Design

The 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]

Formations

8-car trainsets

The 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
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

7-car set 7203 in original livery in May 2011

The 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
Numbering 7200 7700 7900 7350 7750 7850 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]

History

The 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] Outgoing car 7301 was renumbered 10101 and inserted into 10000 series EMU set 10001 in February 2016 to augment it from four to seven cars.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes two cars converted to 10000 series

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  4. ^ 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.
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