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Hankyu 6000 series

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Hankyu 6000 series
A 6000 series set on a express service, October 2007
In service1976–
ManufacturerAlna Kōki[1]
Refurbished2001
Number built140 vehicles
Number in service125 vehicles (Hankyu Railway)
8 vehicles (Nose Electric Railway)
Number scrapped7 vehicles
Formation2/3/4/8 cars per trainset
OperatorsHankyu Railway
Nose Electric Railway
DepotsHirai, Nishinomiya
Lines servedHankyu Kobe Main Line
Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line
Hankyu Itami Line
Hankyu Imazu Line
Hankyu Kōyō Line
Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line
Hankyu Minoo Line
Nose Railway Myōken Line
Nose Railway Nissei Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Aluminium alloy (Set 6000)
Car length19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width2,750 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Height4,095 mm (13 ft 5.2 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Power output140 kW (190 hp) per motor[1]
Acceleration2.8 km/(h⋅s) (1.7 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesFS-369A, FS-069A
Braking system(s)Dynamic brake
Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety system(s)ATS
Coupling systemShibata-type
Knuckle-type
Multiple working7000 series, 8000 series, 8200 series, 9000 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Hankyu 6000 series (阪急電鉄6000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu since 1976.

Formations

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8-car sets

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Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc M' T T T T M M'c
Numbering 6000 6500 6550 6550 6550 6550 6600 6100

8-car mixed 6000/7000 series sets

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Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Tc M M' T T M M' Tc
Numbering 6050 7600 7500 7550 7550 7600 7500 6150
Designation Mc M' T T T T M M'c
Numbering 7000 7500 6550 7550 7550 6550 7600 7100

4-car sets

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Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Mc M' T Tc
Numbering 6000 6500 6550 6150

3+3-car sets

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Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Mc T M'c Mc T M'c
Numbering 6000 6550 6100 6000 6550 6100

3-car sets

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Car No. 1 2 3
Designation Mc T M'c
Numbering 6000 6550 6100

2-car sets

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Car No. 1 2
Designation Mc M'c
Numbering 6000 6100

Resale

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Eight-car set 6002 was transferred to the Nose Electric Railway in 2014.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 291. ISBN 0-7106-2710-6.
  2. ^ 佐々木康弘 (4 August 2014). "阪急電鉄6000系1編成を能勢電鉄へ譲渡 - 特急「日生エクスプレス」にも使用". news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.