Keihan 7200 series | |
Manufacturer: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Factory: | Kobe |
Family: | City commuter |
Yearservice: | 1995 |
Numberbuilt: | 23 vehicles (3 sets) |
Numberservice: | 21 vehicles (3 sets, the rest of 2 vehicles were converted to 10000 series) |
Formation: | 7/8 cars per trainset |
Fleetnumbers: | 7201– |
Operator: | Keihan Electric Railway |
Carbody: | Aluminium |
Carlength: | 18.7m (61.4feet) |
Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
Maxspeed: | 110round=5NaNround=5 |
Traction: | Variable frequency (GTO) |
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 1995.[1]
The 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]
The eight-car trains (original 7201 and 7202) are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]
Designation | Mc1 | T1 | T2 | M2 | M1 | T3 | T4 | Mc2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbering | 7200 | 7700 | 7800 | 7300 | 7350 | 7750 | 7950 | 7250 |
The seven-car trains (7201 and 7203) are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]
Designation | Mc1 | T1 | T6 | M3 | T3 | T2 | Mc2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbering | 7200 | 7700 | 7900 | 7350 | 7750 | 7850 | 7250 |
The first trains were delivered in 1994, entering revenue service in 1995.[1] From 2008, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2011.[1]
In February 2015, set 7201 was reformed as a seven-car set.[3] Car 7301 removed when the set was reduced to seven cars was renumbered 10101 and inserted into 10000 series EMU set 10001 in February 2016 when that set was lengthened from four to seven cars.[4]