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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
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
Kobe Electric Railway
, often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.
Lines
* Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen
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(Shintetsu) in Japan since 2008.
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Design
It was the first new type ordered by the company in 14 years and also the first type with stainless steel bodies. The 18 m long cars have three pairs of doors per side and longitudinal bench seating throughout.
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Formation
, the fleet consisted of two four-car sets formed as follows.
Interior
File:Shintetsu6000series inside02.JPG, Interior view, May 2009
File:Shintetsu6000series inside01.JPG, Interior view, May 2009
History
The first set, 6001, was delivered in 2008, and entered revenue-earning service on 4 June 2008."新型車両６０００系 ６月４日から営業運転開始！", Kōbe Electric Railway press release, 30 May 2008
See also
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Shintetsu 6500 series
The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) in Japan since May 2016.
Design
The trains were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe. Based on the earlier 600 ...
, 3-car sets based on the 6000 series design
References
External links
Kobe Electric Railway press release{{in lang, ja
Electric multiple units of Japan
Transport in Kobe
Train-related introductions in 2008
Kawasaki multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan