Keihan 10000 series explained

Keihan 10000 series
Manufacturer:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Family:City commuter
Replaced:1900 series, 2600 series
Yearconstruction:1995 (as 7200 series)
1997 (as 9000 series)
2002-2006
Yearservice:2002
Refurbishment:2016-2017 (converted from 7200 series and 9000 series)
Numberbuilt:24 vehicles (6 sets)
Numberservice:30 vehicles (6 sets, the rest of 6 vehicles were converted from 7200 series and 9000 series)
Formation:4/7 cars per trainset
Fleetnumbers:10001–10006
Operator:Keihan Electric Railway
Carbody:Aluminium
Carlength:18700mm
Width:2780mm
Height:4195mm
Doors:3 pairs per side
Traction:Variable frequency (IGBT)
Electricsystem:1,500 V DC
Collectionmethod:Overhead wire
Safety:Keihan ATS

The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 2002.[1]

Design

The 10000 series trains were developed from the earlier 7200 series and 9000 series trains, and have 18700mm long aluminium-body cars each with three pairs of sliding doors per side.[1]

Operations

Since 2007, the 10000 series sets are primarily used on Keihan Katano Line driver-only operation services.[1]

Formations

, the fleet consists of six four-car sets formed as follows, with two motored cab ("Mc") cars at the ends, and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars in the middle.[2]

4-car sets

DesignationMc1 T1 T2 Mc2
Numbering1000x 1050x 1065x 1005x

7-car trainsets

Set 10001, reformed as a seven-car set in 2016, is formed as follows.

Numbering10001 10501 10701 10101 10751 10551 10051

Car 10701 was renumbered from 9000 series car 9601, car 10101 was renumbered from former 7200 series car 7301, and 10751 was renumbered from former 9000 series car 9602.

History

A total of six four-car sets were built, with three sets built in 2002 and three in 2006.[1] From 2009, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2010.[1]

In February 2015, set 10001 was reformed as a seven-car set by adding two former 9000 series cars (9601 and 9602 from sets 9001 and 9002 respectively) and a former 7200 series car (7301 of set 7201) made surplus when former eight-car sets were reduced to seven cars in 2015.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 私鉄車両年鑑2013 . Japan Private Railways Annual 2013 . Ikaros Publications Ltd. . 20 March 2013 . Tokyo, Japan . Japanese . 83. 978-4-86320-693-9. 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 .
  2. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2015 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 23 July 2015 . Japan . Japanese . 134. 978-4-330-58415-7. 私鉄車両編成表 .
  3. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2016/02/18/171500.html. ja: 京阪10000系10001編成が7連化されて試運転 . Keihan 10000 series set 10001 lengthened to seven cars and test-run. 18 February 2016. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 18 February 2016.