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(EMU) train type operated by the

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operator

Semboku Rapid Railway The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . The line connects Izumi-Chūō Station and Nakamozu Station, with through operations to and from the Nankai Kōya Line up to Namba Station in south ...

. Sets introduced in 2007 are designated as 7020 series.

7000 series

Trainsets are formed as follows:

Six-car sets

Four-car sets

Two-car sets

7020 series

Trainsets are formed as follows:

Six-car sets

Four-car set

Two-car set

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal seating throughout. File:Semboku7020 shanai.jpg, Inside a 7020 series car File:Semboku7020 lcd.jpg, LCD Screen File:泉北7020系運転台.jpg, Cab area

History

The 7000 series first appeared in 1996. It is the second original design for the Semboku Railway following the 5000 series. These are the second series in the Semboku fleet to feature aluminum bodies and VVVF inverters. The 7020 series was introduced in 2007 and implements a selection of improvements to the original 7000 series including more handstraps, stanctions, and distinguishable priority seating. The difference between the 7020 series and the 7000 series is that the 7020 series has a distinguishable single centered front door.

Operations

The trains are used on through-services from to via the

Nankai Main Line The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama via Sakai, Izumiōtsu ...

and Semboku Line, as well as on services on the

Koya Line The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the s ...

Special liveries

As the flagship rolling stock of the

, the trainsets have been painted in various promotional liveries. From April 2015 through 2018, 7020 series set 7521 was wrapped in a livery to promote the 20th anniversary of the opening Izumi-Chūō station. Starting in October 2017, 7000 series set 7509 was wrapped in a livery to promote characters featured at the Osaka Prefectural Children's Center. This wrap was named "Frontier" from October 2017. File:大阪府都市開発（泉北高速鉄道）7020系和泉中央駅開業２０周年記念列車.jpg, Celebrational wrap on set 7521 File:Semboku7000 FRONTIER.jpg, "Frontier" wrap on set 7509

References

External links

7000 series official rolling stock website (in Japanese)

7020 series official rolling stock website (in Japanese)
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