Keihan 5000 series

The Keihan 5000 series (京阪5000系, Keihan 5000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Japan since 1970.[2]

Keihan 5000 series
A 5000 series set in revised livery in February 2013
In service1970-present
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Built atKobe
Family nameMitsugorō
City commuter
Constructed1970–1980
Entered service1970
Scrapped2017–[1]
Number built50 vehicles
Number in service28 vehicles (4 sets)[1]
Number scrapped22 vehicles (3 sets. of which, 1 due to accident damage)
Formation7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers5551–5557
Operator(s)Keihan Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors5 pairs per side
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction systemField excitation control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead wire
Safety system(s)Keihan ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of seven seven-car sets (5551 to 5557), formed as follows with four motored cars and three non-powered trailer cars.[3]

Designation TC1M1M2T2M3M4TC2
Numbering 555x515x525x565x510x520x560x

Each of the four motored ("M") cars has one scissors-type pantograph.[3] The "M1" car is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[3]

The T2 and M3 cars have a driving compartment at one end for depot shunting use, although driving controls have been removed from the two cars each in sets 5551 and 5552.[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[2]

  • Rush hour only doors in day time

History

First introduced in 1970, a total of 50 vehicles were built by 1980, including one car built in 1980 to replace a car damaged in a level crossing accident.[2]

  • Set 5556 in original livery in April 2008

References
  1. 私鉄車両編成表 2017 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 19 July 2017. p. 136–139, 196 – 197. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  2. 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. 76. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  3. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 134. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
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