Keihan 3000 series (1971)

The Keihan 3000 series (京阪3000系, Keihan 3000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Japan from 1971 until 2013. From 2008 on, the 3000 series was designated as 8000-30 series (8000系30番台).

Keihan 3000 series
A 3000 series train, then classified as 8000-30 series, in May 2012
In service	1971–2013
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Family name	TV Car
Constructed	1971–1973
Number built	58 vehicles[1]
Number preserved	1 vehicle
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway Toyama Chihō Railway (as 10030 series) Ōigawa Railway (as 3000 series)
Specifications
Doors	Two doors per side (per car)
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output	175 kW (235 hp) per motor[2]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collection method	Pantograph
Bogies	FS381 / FS381B[3] KS-132A[4]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

History

Construction began in 1971 and resumed until 1973.[5] Internally, the trains were fitted with color TVs. With the introduction of the Keihan 8000 series from 1989, the 3000 series trains were gradually replaced.[6] A bi-level car was added to a 3000 series set in 1995.[2] After the introduction of the new Keihan 3000 series in 2008, the old 3000 series was redesignated as 8000-30 series.[6] The 3000 series was withdrawn from services by Keihan in March 2013.[5]

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  Car of 8781 "TV Car"
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  Interior of a car with ceiling-mounted TV
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  Toyama Chiho Railway car with ceiling-mounted TV

Other operators

Toyama Chihō Railway

Between 1990 and 1993, Toyama Chihō Railway received 16 former Keihan 3000 series cars, and classified them as 10030 series (10030形). A bi-level car was transferred from Keihan to Toyama Chihō Railway in 2013.[5]

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  Toyama Chihō Railway 10030 series
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  10030 series with bi-level car

Ōigawa Railway

Until 2014, Ōigawa Railway also operated a former Keihan 3000 series train.[7]

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  Ōigawa Railway 3000 series

Preserved examples

• One car is preserved at Kuzuha Mall.[8]

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  3505 in March 2014

References

1. "京阪3000系　現番号での運転期間が残りわずかに". tetsudo.com (in Japanese). ASAHI INTERACTIVE, Inc. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. pp. 292, 293. ISBN 0 7106 2710 6.
3. "FS381　FS381B ／ 京阪電気鉄道8000系（旧3000系）" [FS381 FS381B / Keihan Electric Railway 8000 series (old 3000 series)]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
4. "KS-132A ／ 京阪電気鉄道8000系（旧3000系）" [KS-132A / Keihan Electric Railway 8000 series (old 3000 series)]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
5. "富山地鉄、2階建て車8月中旬から運用開始へ…京阪から購入" [Toyama Chitetsu, bi-level car to start operation from mid-August... Purchased from Keihan]. response.jp (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
6. "京阪旧3000系特急車、来春引退" [Keihan old 3000 series limited express, retired next spring]. tetsudo.com (in Japanese). ASAHI INTERACTIVE, Inc. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
7. 佐々木康弘 (19 February 2014). "大井川鐵道で活躍した元京阪3000系電車が引退 - ラストラン後の車内には…". news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
8. 佐々木康弘 (30 April 2014). "京阪樟葉駅前「KUZUHA-MALL」旧3000系の運転シミュレーター一般受付を開始". news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

External links

• Toyama Chihō Railway (in Japanese)
• Ōigawa Railway 3000 series information (in Japanese)