Keihan 800 series

The Keihan 800 series (京阪800系, Keihan 800-kei) is a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter trains operated since 1997 by the privately owned Keihan Electric Railway on its Keihan Keishin Line and the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line in Japan.[1]

Keihan 800 series
An 800 series set in revised livery in November 2019
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at	Kobe
Constructed	1997
Entered service	1997
Number built	32 vehicles (8 sets)
Number in service	32 vehicles (8 sets)
Formation	4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	801–815
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) served	Keihan Keishin Line Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	16,500 mm (54 ft 2 in)
Width	2,440 mm (8 ft 0 in)
Height	3,475 mm (11 ft 4.8 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	75 km/h (45 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency (IGBT)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Bogies	FS558
Safety system(s)	Keihan ATS, CS-ATC, ATO
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating in the intermediate cars and transverse seating in the end cars.[1]

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  The interior of intermediate car 865 with longitudinal seating in July 2014
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  The interior of end car 815 with transverse seating in July 2014

Formations

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consisted of eight four-car sets (801 to 815), formed with car 1 at the Hamaōtsu end.[2][3] All cars are motored.[2]

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Mc1	M1	M2	Mc2
Numbering	8xx	85x	85x	8xx
Weight (t)	28.0	28.0	28.0	28.0
Capacity (seated/total)	30/88	42/105	42/105	30/88

The M1 and M2 cars each have one single-arm pantograph.[2]

History

The first trains entered service in 1997.[1]

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  Set 805 in original livery in March 2007

Future developments

Between 2017 and March 2021, the entire fleet of 800 series trains is scheduled to be repainted in the standard corporate Keihan Electric Railway livery of "rest green" on the upper body and "atmos white" on the lower body separated by a "fresh green" stripe.[4]

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑2015 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2015. p. 63. ISBN 978-4-8022-0003-5.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 137. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
3. 日本と世界の鉄道カタログ: '97-'98 日本と世界の鉄道カタログ'97~'98 [Japan and World Railway Catalogue 1997-1998] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibido Publishing. 17 August 1997. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-4-415-09254-6.
4. 京阪 大津線車輌のカラーデザインを変更 [Keihan Otsu Line trains to be reliveried]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)