The is 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
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
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 1975.
Operations
The 4-car 6300 series trains operate on the
Hankyū Arashiyama Line
The is a railway line in Kyoto, Japan, operated by private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Katsura and Arashiyama on the west side of the city, linking the area along the line to the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line that extends east to cent ...
.
Formations
8-car sets
, a total of 24 vehicles are in operation, formed as two 6-car sets and three 4-car sets.
4-car sets
The three 4-car sets, numbered 6351 to 6363, are formed as follows, with two motored (M) cars and two unpowered trailer (T) cars.
The "M" cars are fitted with two scissors-type
pantographs.
6-car sets
The two 6-car sets, numbered 6350 and 6354 (''Kyō-Train''), are formed as follows, with four motored (M) cars and two unpowered trailer (T) cars.
The two "M" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
File:Hankyu-6353F.JPG, Arashiyama Line refurbishment set
File:Hankyu-6354F kyotrain.JPG, ''Kyō-Train'' set 6354
History
The Hankyu 6300 series were originally built for limited express services on the
Hankyū Kyōto Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Osaka-umeda Station in Osaka and Kyoto-kawaramachi Station in Kyoto.
Definition
The Kyoto Main Line is often called the for short, and in a br ...
starting in 1975 and refurbished for Arashiyama Line services from 2009.
The Hankyu 6300 series was awarded the 1976
Blue Ribbon Award of the Japan Railfan Club.
References
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Electric multiple units of Japan
6300 series
Train-related introductions in 1975
Alna Koki rolling stock
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan