Hankyu 6000 series

The Hankyu 6000 series (阪急電鉄6000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu since 1976.

Hankyu 6000 series
A 6000 series set on a express service, October 2007
In service1976–
ManufacturerAlna Kōki[1]
Refurbished2001
Number built140 vehicles
Number in service125 vehicles (Hankyu Railway)
8 vehicles (Nose Electric Railway)
Number scrapped7 vehicles
Formation2/3/4/8 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Hankyu Railway
Nose Electric Railway
Depot(s)Hirai, Nishinomiya
Line(s) servedHankyu Kobe Main Line
Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line
Hankyu Itami Line
Hankyu Imazu Line
Hankyu Kōyō Line
Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line
Hankyu Minoo Line
Nose Railway Myōken Line
Nose Railway Nissei Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Aluminium alloy (Set 6000)
Car length19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width2,750 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Height4,095 mm (13 ft 5.2 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed110 km/h (68.4 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Power output140 kW (188 hp) per motor[1]
Acceleration2.8 km/(h⋅s) (1.7 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesFS-369A, FS-069A
Braking system(s)Dynamic brake
Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety system(s)ATS
Coupling systemShibata-type
Knuckle-type
Multiple working7000 series, 8000 series, 8200 series, 9000 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Formations

8-car sets
Car No. 12345678
Designation McM'TMM'c
Numbering 60006500655066006100

8-car mixed 6000/7000 series sets
Car No. 12345678
Designation TcMM'TMM'Tc
Numbering 6050760075007550760075006150
Designation McM'TMM'c
Numbering 7000750065507550655076007100

4-car sets
Car No. 1234
Designation McM'TTc
Numbering 6000650065506150

3+3-car sets
Car No. 123456
Designation McTM'cMcTM'c
Numbering 600065506100600065506100

3-car sets
Car No. 123
Designation McTM'c
Numbering 600065506100

2-car sets
Car No. 12
Designation McM'c
Numbering 60006100

Resale

Eight-car set 6002 was transferred to the Nose Electric Railway in 2014.[2]

  • Nose Electric Railway 6000 series set 6002, August 2014
    Nose Electric Railway 6000 series set 6002, August 2014

References
  1. Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 291. ISBN 0-7106-2710-6.
  2. 佐々木康弘 (4 August 2014). "阪急電鉄6000系1編成を能勢電鉄へ譲渡 - 特急「日生エクスプレス」にも使用". news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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