Keihan 7200 series explained

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]

Design

The 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]

Formations

8-car trainsets

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]

DesignationMc1 T1 T2 M2 M1 T3 T4 Mc2
Numbering7200 7700 7800 7300 7350 7750 7950 7250

7-car trainsets

The seven-car trains (7201 and 7203) are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

DesignationMc1 T1 T6 M3 T3 T2 Mc2
Numbering7200 7700 7900 7350 7750 7850 7250

History

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]

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 . 79. 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 2014 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 24 July 2014 . Japan . Japanese . 132. 978-4-330-48414-3.
  3. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2015/02/12/130000.html. ja: 京阪7200系7201編成の組成が変更される . Keihan 7200 series set 7201 reformed . 12 February 2015. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 12 February 2015.
  4. 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.