The Hankyu 7000 series (阪急電鉄7000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu since 1980.[1]

Overview

The 7000 series were built between 1980 and 1988 by Japanese rolling stock manufacturer Alna Koki.[2] This type is the most common in the Hankyu fleet at 210 cars.

The trains are based on the previous 6000 series. In addition, the 7300 series are a derivative of the 7000 series.[1]

Formations

8-car sets

As of November 2020, there are 19 eight-car sets in service;[3] 16 sets are allocated to Kobe Line services while three sets are set aside for service on the Takarazuka Line.

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc M' T T T T M M'c
Numbering Mc 7000 M 7500 T 7550 T 7550 T 7550 T 7550 M 7600 Mc 7100
  • The "Mc" and "M" cars are fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.

Kobe Line 8-car mixed 7000/8000 series sets

In June 2019, set 8042 was transferred over to Kobe Line operations and attached to 6-car set 7001.[3][4]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc1 Tc Mc M' T T M M'c
Numbering Mc 8000 Tc 8150 Mc 7000 M 7500 T 7550 T 7550 M 7600 Mc 7100

Takarazuka Line 8-car mixed 7000/8000 series set

In 2016, two-car sets 7025 and 7026 and four-car set 7024 underwent inspection. In April 2017, two-car set 7025 was connected to two 6000 series cars and transferred to Nose Electric Railway as a four-car formation leaving 7024 and 7026 as a six-car set along with 8000 series two-car set 8030.[5] Later in August, two-car set 7026 was divided from the train along with two-car set 8030.[3] The resulting trainset is a 2–2–4 set with two-car sets 8040 and 8041 and four-car set 7024.[6]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc1 Tc Mc1 Tc Mc T T M'c
Numbering Mc 8000 Tc 8150 Mc 8000 Tc 8150 Mc 7000 T 7550 T 7550 Mc 7100

Kobe Line 4-car set

In March 2016, two-car sets 7034 and 7035 were combined to make a semi-permanent four-car train.[5]

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Mc Tc Mc Tc
Numbering Mc 7000 Tc 7150 Mc 7000 Tc 7150
  • Four-car set 7034 on a local service
    Four-car set 7034 on a local service

Takarazuka Line 4-car set

In August 2019, two-car 7031 was connected to two cars formerly belonging to Kobe line set 6050 to form a four-car set for the Minoo Line.[7]

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Mc T M Tc
Numbering Mc 7000 T 7550 M 7600 Tc 7150

Nose Electric Railway 4-car set

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Mc T M M'c
Numbering Mc 7000 T 7550 M 7600 Mc 7100

2-car sets

Car No. 1 2
Designation Mc Tc
Numbering Mc 7000 Tc 7150
  • The "Mc" car is fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal seating throughout. Paneling inside the car is composed of a light-brown faux wood finish.

Kyo-Train "Garaku"

Kyo-Train "Garaku" set 7006

On 22 May 2018, Hankyu announced that they would be introducing a second train to their Kyo-Train lineup. It would be composed of six-car set 7006. The train was named the "Kyo-Train Garaku" in December of that year[8][9] and entered service on 23 March 2019.[10] This set has the middle door removed on all cars, effectively making it two doors per side per car.[11]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Mc M' T T M M'c
Numbering Mc 7006 M 7506 T 7566 T 7576 M 7606 Mc 7106
  • Interior of car 1
    Interior of car 1
  • Interior of car 2
    Interior of car 2
  • Interior of car 3
    Interior of car 3
  • Interior of car 4
    Interior of car 4
  • Interior of car 5
    Interior of car 5
  • Interior of car 6
    Interior of car 6

Nose Electric Railway 7200 series

As of April 2020, two four-car sets operate for Nose Electric Railway as 7200 series.[12]

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Mc M' T Tc
Numbering Mc 7000 T 7550 M 7600 Tc 7150
  • Four-car set 7200 in April 2018
    Four-car set 7200 in April 2018
  • Inside of car 7250
    Inside of car 7250
  • Lone 8-car second refurbished set 7008 featuring alternative front end design
    Lone 8-car second refurbished set 7008 featuring alternative front end design
  • Lone 8-car VVVF refurbished set 7021 featuring alternative front end design
    Lone 8-car VVVF refurbished set 7021 featuring alternative front end design
  • Interior of car 7503
    Interior of car 7503
  • Eight-car set 7003 in 1988
    Eight-car set 7003 in 1988

References

  1. ^ a b 山口, 益生 (29 June 2012). 阪急電車 [Hankyu Train] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: JTB Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-4533086984.
  2. ^ 山口, 益生 (29 June 2012). 阪急電車 [Hankyu Train] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: JTB Publishing. pp. 205–207. ISBN 978-4533086984.
  3. ^ a b c "Hankyu Railway Fan Club Bulletin". Hankyu Railway (in Japanese). 90.
  4. ^ "阪急8000系8042編成が神戸線へ" [Hankyu 8000 Series 8042 Formation to Kobe line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b 恒雄, 高間 (2017). 阪急電鉄の車両動向2017 [Hankyu Railway Vehicle Trends 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: 交友社. p. 77.
  6. ^ "Hankyu Railway Fan Club Bulletin". Hankyu Railway (in Japanese). 91.
  7. ^ "阪急7000系7031編成が箕面線の運用に" [^ Hankyu 7000 series 7031 formation]. railf.jp (in Japanese). 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ 岡本好史・川嶋隆一 (ed.). "阪急電鉄7000系「京とれいん 雅洛」" [Railway Pictorial 2019 August issue]. 鉄道ピクトリアル2019年8月号 (in Japanese). 電気車研究会: 114–119. ASIN B07RN382P5.
  9. ^ "Kyo-Train GARAKU". hankyu.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ 「京とれいん 雅洛」が京都線で営業運転を開始 ["Kyo-Train Garaku" enters revenue service on the Hankyu Kyoto Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ 阪急電鉄 7000系 「京とれいん 雅洛」 [Hankyu Railway 7000 series "Kyo-Train Garaku"]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 59, no. 698. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2019. pp. 56–59.
  12. ^ 信彦, 松田 (20 March 2018). "【能勢電鉄】7200系営業運転開始" [[Nose Electric Railway] 7200 Series Commercial Operation Started]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hankyu_7000_series
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