Meitetsu 5300 series explained

Meitetsu 5300 series
Imagealt:Meitetsu 5300 series
Service:1986  - 2019
Manufacturer:Nippon Sharyo
Numberbuilt:42 cars (12 sets)
Numberservice:None
Numberpreserved:None
Numberscrapped:42 cars (12 sets)
Formation:2 or 4 cars per set
Fleetnumbers:5301-5309
Operator:Nagoya Railroad
Carbody:Steel
Doors:2 pairs per side
Maxspeed:110km/h
Electricsystem: (overhead catenary)
Safety:Meitetsu ATS

The was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1986 until 2019.

Design

While broadly similar to the 5700 series trains introduced at the same time, the 5300 series trains were built using new bodies combined with electrical equipment from former 5000 and 5200 series EMUs.[1] The last set was sent for scrap on 23 December 2019.[2] No 5300 series cars have been preserved.

Formations

, the 5300 series fleet consists of four four-car sets (5304 to 5308) and one two-car set (5309).[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 . 228. 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. Web site: 2019-12-24 . ja:名鉄5300系5305編成が廃車回送される . Meitetsu 5300 series set 5305 sent for scrap . 2023-09-24 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . ja . Japan.
  3. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2015 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 23 July 2015 . Japan . Japanese . 99. 978-4-330-58415-7. 私鉄車両編成表 .