Keihan 8000 series

Keihan 8000 series

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Reliveried set 8008 on the Keihan Main Line, July 2008
In service 1989
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at Kobe
Family name Elegant Saloon
Replaced 3000 series
Constructed 19891990
Refurbishment 20102010
Number built 80 vehicles (10 sets)
Number in service 80 vehicles (10 sets)
Formation 8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 80018010
Operator(s) Keihan Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium alloy
Steel (Type 8800 bilevel car)
Car length 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors 2 per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system Field phase control
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Safety system(s) Keihan ATS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The Keihan 8000 series (京阪8000系 Keihan 8000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Japan since 1989.[1]

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of ten eight-car trains, formed as follows with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation Mc1 M2 T2 TD T3 T M1 Mc2
Numbering 8000 8100 8500 8800 8750 8850 8150 8050

History

The 8000 series trains were introduced between 1989 and 1990, initially operating as 7-car sets.[1] They were lengthened to 8 cars per set with the addition of a type 8800 bilevel car from fiscal 1997.[1]

Between 2008 and 2010, the fleet was repainted in a new colour scheme.[1]

Refurbishment

Between March 2010 and November 2012, the fleet underwent a programme of refurbishment, which also included interior changes.[1][3]

Car 6 of each set is due to be modified to become a "Premium Car" with 2+1 abreast reclining seating ahead of the introduction of reserved-seating limited express services in fiscal 2017.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 87. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
  2. 1 2 3 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 132. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  3. 京阪8000系のリニューアルが完了 [Keihan 8000 series refurbishment complete]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. 京阪電気鉄道 京阪特急に座席指定車両を導入 [Keihan to introduce reserved seating cars on limited express services]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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