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) commuter train type operated by the
private railway
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Japan
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operator
Keihan Electric Railway
, known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...
on the
Keihan Uji Line
The is a 7.6-km long commuter rail line in Kyoto, Japan, operated by the Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Chushojima Station on the Keihan Main Line in Fushimi, Kyoto and Uji Station in Uji, Kyoto, forming an alternative route to JR West's ...
and other lines in Kyoto, Japan, since April 2012. The initial order consisted of five 4-car sets, intended to replace 20 life-expired 2600 series vehicles,
and , the fleet consists of seven four-car sets and five seven-car sets.
Design
The overall design concept draws on the design of the
3000 series EMU trains introduced from 2008.
The new trains include energy-saving and environmentally friendly features. The 13000 series trains will use 35% less power than the
2600 series they are intended to replace, and produce less environmental noise in service.
The cars feature aluminium alloy bodies with a semi-double skin construction, and incorporate increased crash resistance.
The end cars are each equipped with one PT-4805-A scissors-type pantograph recycled from withdrawn rolling stock.
Interior
Internally, LCD passenger information screens are provided above doorways.
Longitudinal bench seating use contoured "bucket seats" with a width of per passenger.
Luggage racks are lowered by to a height of for accessibility, with the racks above priority seating lowered to a height of .
The interior flooring design is intended to evoke an image of Kyoto's traditional stone-paved streets.
The 2nd-batch sets, 13006 onward, use
LED lighting
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and can be significantly more efficient than mos ...
.
Formations
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the fleet consists of seven four-car sets (13001 to 13007) and five seven-car sets (13021 to 13025), formed as follows, with the Mc1/Mc3 cars at the Kyoto/Uji end.
4-car sets
Odd-numbered sets
Even-numbered sets
* "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
* "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
* The Mc cars each have one PT-4805-A scissors-type pantograph.
* The Kyoto/Uji end Mc3 cars of even-numbered sets are fitted with gangway connections, enabling coupling to the Nakanoshima end Mc4 cars of odd-numbered sets.
7-car sets
The three motored cars (Mc1, M1, and Mc2 cars) each have one scissors-type pantograph.
The "T0" car is designated as a "mildly air conditioned" car.
On sets with former 3000 series, the T4 position uses a different numbering, 13870, which corresponds to the former typing.
History
The first set, 13001, was delivered from the
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
factory in Kobe to Keihan's Neyagawa Depot in March 2012.
It entered service on 14 April 2012.
The second set, 13002, entered revenue service on 30 May 2012.
From 9 June 2012, 13000 series sets were also introduced on the
Keihan Katano Line
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Operation
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The first second-batch set, 13006, entered service on 7 April 2014, followed by two 7-car sets, 13021 and 13022, which entered service in May 2014.
The fleet began operation on the Keihan Main Line on 30 May 2014.
The third batch of sets was delivered between 2016 and 2017.
Beginning in June 2023, spare
3000 series cars made redundant through the introduction of “Premium cars” were reclassified as 13000 series cars and inserted into existing 13000 sets, replacing an original 13000 series car in the process.
As of June 2023, the spare cars retain their longitudinal seating layout. The first set to receive a replacement car was set 13021, followed by 13023 the following month.
Fleet history
The build history for the fleet is as shown below.
All sets were manufactured by
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
.
References
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