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File:Nankai 12000 9000.jpg, A 12000 series coupled with a 9000 series set on a ''Southern'' service in September 2016
File:Nankai 12000 series cabin.jpg, The train interior in April 2012
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Nankai Electric Railway 12000 series ''Southern Premium''
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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 by the private railway
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Japan
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operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan on ''Southern Premium'' limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.
Japan
The term "limited express" is a common ...
services between and since September 2011. Two four-car trainsets were delivered, replacing the older 10000 series sets.
Design
The new trains feature "Plasmacluster" air-purification technology developed bySharp Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the Taiwan-based Foxconn Group. Sharp employs more than 5 ...
, representing the first use in a private operator (i.e. non-JR) train in Japan.
Passenger seats are wide, wider than in previous trains, and AC power outlets are provided.
Operations
* ''Southern'' * ''Semboku Liner'' (sometimes substituted for 11000 series)Formation
, the fleet consists of two four-car sets, formed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered intermediate trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Wakayamashi end. The two end cars are each fitted with one PT7144-B single-arm pantograph.Interior
Car 1 has a universal access toilet.History
Two four-car sets were delivered from the Tokyu Car Corporation (nowJapan Transport Engineering Company
is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as . The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Corp ...
) factory in Yokohama in February 2011. The trains entered service on 1 September 2011.
See also
* Semboku 12000 series
The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Semboku Rapid Railway
The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . The line connects Izumi-ChÅ ...
, a derivative operated by the Semboku Rapid Railway
The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . The line connects Izumi-ChÅ«Å Station and Nakamozu Station, with through operations to and from the Nankai KÅya Line up to Namba Station in south ...
on ''Semboku Liner'' services since January 2017
References
External links
Nankai Electric Railway 12000 series ''Southern Premium''
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