Nankai 8300 series

Nankai 8300 series
Set 8303 in December 2015
In service	8 October 2015
Manufacturer	Kinki Sharyo
Replaced	7100 series
Constructed	2015–
Number built	32 vehicles (11 sets)
Number in service	32 vehicles (11 sets)
Formation	2/4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	8301–
Operator(s)	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s) served	Nankai Main Line Nankai Wakayamakō Line Nankai Airport Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20,765 mm (68 ft 2 in) (end cars) 20,665 mm (67 ft 10 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,830 mm (9 ft 3 in)
Height	4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in) (end cars) 4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in) (intermediate cars)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	TDK6315-A (190 kW) x4 per motor car (Variable-frequency)
Power output	1,520 kW per 4-car set
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Nankai 8300 series (南海8300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan since 8 October 2015.

Operations

The 8300 series trains are used on Nankai Main Line, Nankai Wakayamakō Line, and Nankai Airport Line commuter services.

Formations

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of five four-car sets formed as shown below with two motored cars and two non-powered intermediate trailer cars.^[1] Two-car trainsets were also delivered from July 2016.^[2]

Designation	Mc1	T1	T2	Mc2
Numbering	830x	860x	865x	840x

The motored cars each have one single-arm pantograph.^[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal seating with LED lighting used throughout.^[3]

• 
  The interior of an 8300 series set in October 2016
• 
  A luggage space inside an 8300 series set in October 2016
• 
  An LCD passenger information display inside an 8300 series set

History

Two-car set 8701 in October 2016

Details of the new trains were first announced officially by Nankai Electric Railway on 25 March 2015. The first two four-car sets, built by Kinki Sharyo, were delivered in June 2015.^[4] The first train entered revenue service on 8 October 2015.^[5]

Six two-car sets were delivered from Kinki Sharyo in July and August 2016.^[2][6] These entered revenue service on 12 September 2016.^[7]

Fleet history

The individual build details for the fleet are as follows.^[1]

4-car sets

Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
8301	Kinki Sharyo	8 October 2015
8302	Kinki Sharyo	8 October 2015
8303	Kinki Sharyo	13 November 2015
8304	Kinki Sharyo	1 December 2015
8305	Kinki Sharyo	20 November 2015

2-car sets

Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
8701	Kinki Sharyo	July 2016
8702	Kinki Sharyo	July 2016
8703	Kinki Sharyo	July 2016
8704	Kinki Sharyo	July 2016
8705	Kinki Sharyo	August 2016
8706	Kinki Sharyo	August 2016

References

1. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 149. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
2. 南海電鉄8300系2連4本が甲種輸送される [Four 2-car Nankai 8300 series sets delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
3. Sasaki, Yasuhiro (26 March 2015). 南海電鉄に新型通勤車両8300系 - 5編成20両を新造、今秋にも営業運転開始へ [Nankai Electric Railway to build 5 new 8300 series commuter trains - Entering service this autumn]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
4. 南海8300系が甲種輸送される [Nankai 8300 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
5. 南海電鉄8300系が営業運転を開始 [Nankai 8300 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
6. 南海8300系2連2本が甲種輸送される [Two 2-car Nankai 8300 series sets delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
7. 南海8300系2次車が営業運転を開始 [Nankai 8300 series 2nd-batch sets enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

External links

• Official press release (25 March 2015) (Japanese)