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Keihan 6000 series
Keihan 6000 series train on a service to Yoyodabashi
In service1983–
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Family nameCity commuter
Constructed1983–1993
Entered service1983
Refurbished2013–
Number built115 vehicles
Number in service112 vehicles (14 sets)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers6001–6014
Capacity
  • 97 (end cars)
  • 101 (intermediate cars)
OperatorsKeihan Electric Railway
Lines servedKeihan Main Line
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length149,600 mm (490 ft 10 in)
Car length18,700 mm (61 ft 4 in)
Width2,720 mm (8 ft 11 in)
Height4,185 mm (13 ft 8.8 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed
  • 110 km/h (68 mph) (service)
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
Traction systemTDK–8135A
Power output155 kW (208 hp)
Acceleration2.5 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)Scissors-type pantograph
Safety system(s)Keihan ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keihan 6000 series (京阪6000系, Keihan 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1983.[1]

The series won the Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club in 1984.[1]

Overview

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The 6000 series was introduced in 1983 with 11 7-car sets built by the end of 1983. The remaining 38 cars would be built in 10 batches between 1986 and 1993.[2]

The sixth batch, built in 1989, was a seven-car set with four cars being built as prototypes for next-generation VVVF traction motors. In 1993, three of those test vehicles would be renumbered and incorporated into an existing 7000 series set.[2] In lieu, three replacement cars would be built in December 1993 as the tenth and last batch of the series.

These trains would be the basis for the 7000 series introduced in 1992.[3]

Interior

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Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

Formations

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The eight-car trains are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[4]

Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc M T T T T M Mc
Numbering 6000 6100 6600 6500 6750 6550 6150 6050
  • "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
  • "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
  • "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
  • The "Mc 6000" and "M 6150" cars each have two scissors-type pantographs.

History

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Refurbishment

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Refurbished set 6011 in November 2019
Refurbished interior, September 2014

Beginning in fiscal 2013, the 6000 series fleet has undergone a refurbishment programme.[5] The refurbishment includes a redesigned interior based on that of the 13000 series, with wider bucket-style seats, audiovisual door warnings, internal LCD information displays, LED lighting throughout, and accessibility improvements.[6] The first treated sets returned to service on 5 September 2014.[7]

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  • Driver controls of Keihan 6053
    Driver controls of Keihan 6053
  • Set 6004 in September 2018
    Set 6004 in September 2018
  • Keihan 6001 in an older green livery
    Keihan 6001 in an older green livery

References

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  1. ^ a b "6000系" [6000 Series]. Keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "京阪電気鉄道 現有車両プロフィール 2009" [Keihan Electric Railway Current Vehicle Profile 2009]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 822. Denkisha Kenkyukai: 284–285. 2009.
  3. ^ 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  4. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2020 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2020] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2020. p. 143. ISBN 978-4-330-06020-0.
  5. ^ Sasaki, Yasuhiro (3 July 2013). 京阪電気鉄道、2013年度の鉄道設備投資計画を発表 - 13000系の新造も [Keihan Electric Railway announces its railway capital investment plan for fiscal 2013 - including the construction of new 13000 series trains]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ Sasaki, Yasuhiro (5 September 2014). 京阪電気鉄道6000系をリニューアル! 13000系ベースのインテリアデザインに [Keihan Electric Railway 6000 series refurbished! Interior design based on 13000 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ 京阪6000系更新車が営業運転を開始 [Refurbished Keihan 6000 series trains enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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