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

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from 1960 until March 2015.

Formations

* The "Mc" and "Mo" cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:2366車内.JPG, Interior File:Hankyu 2300 laurel.jpg, Laurel Prize Award plaque

History

Construction of the trains began in 1960. The Hankyu 2300 series 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. The final set in service operated until 20 March 2015. File:Hankyu-Electric-Railway-2300series-EMU.jpg, 2300 series train in original style, March 2005

Preserved examples

* 2301 + 2352: Shōjaku Depot, Osaka * 2311 cab end: Privately preserved in

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Formations

Interior

History

Preserved examples

References

Further reading