| Background: |
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| Kobe Municipal Subway 6000 series | |
| Service: | 2019–present |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki |
| Designer: | Ken Okuyama |
| Factory: | Hyogo Ward |
| Replaced: |
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| Formation: | 6-car sets |
| Operator: | Kobe Municipal Subway |
| Lines: | |
| Yearconstruction: | 2017–2023 |
| Yearservice: | February 16, 2019 |
| Numberbuilt: | 174 carriages (29 sets) |
| Carbody: | Aluminium alloy, double-skin |
| Carlength: | 19m (62feet) |
| Width: | 2.79m (09.15feet) |
| Height: | 4.09m (13.42feet) |
| Doors: | 3 per side |
| Maxspeed: | 100km/h |
| Capacity: | 272 seated, 536 standing |
| Acceleration: | 3.3km/h/s |
| Deceleration: |
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| Traction: | Hitachi VFI-HR1421H[1] hybrid SiC-IGBT–VVVF |
| Traction Motors: | 12 × 170kW |
| Electricsystem: | (nominal) from overhead catenary |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
| Uicclass: | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Kobe Municipal Subway on the Seishin-Yamate Line since February 16, 2019.[2]
The trains are manufactured by Kawasaki.[3] The 6000 series will replace the entire fleet of 28 trains on the Seishin-Yamate Line (18 trains comprising the 1000 series, 4 trains comprising the 2000 series, and 6 trains comprising the 3000 series) by 2022, providing a single common fleet of trains for the Seishin-Yamate Line and allowing for the installation of automatic platform gates at every station.[4]
The trains were initially designed by Ken Okuyama Design in 2016.[5]
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with priority seats being provided at the ends of each car. LED lighting is used in the interiors, and pairs of LCD passenger information screens are provided above the doorways.[6] Although there are gangway connections between each car, they are blocked by openable glass doors.
The first trainsets entered service on February 16, 2019.
As of December 2022, 27 trainsets have been constructed.[7]