The was an

electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...

(EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator

Hankyu Railway , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...

since 1960. It was the recipient of the inaugural

Laurel Prize The is an award presented annually in Japan since 1961 by the Japan Railfan Club. It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and voted by the selection committee as having the most outstanding functional and des ...

presented by the Japan Railfan Club in 1961.

Variants

The 2000 series included the following types. *2021 series (later reclassified 2071 series) *2100 series

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:Hankyu 2000 laurel.jpg, Laurel Prize Award plaque

Withdrawal and resale

The 2100 series trains were withdrawn between 1983 and 1985, and four-car sets were sold to the

Nose Electric Railway The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...

, classified as 1500 series. The 2000 series trains were withdrawn between 1989 and 1992, and four-car sets were sold to the Nose Electric Railway, classified as 1700 series. File:NoseRailway 1757.jpg, Nose Electric Railway 1700 series set 1757 in 2006

References

{{Hankyu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 2000 series Train-related introductions in 1960 600 V DC multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan Naniwa Koki rolling stock