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 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
Sanyo Electric Railway
is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka.
Although the Hanshin Electric Rai ...
in Japan since April 2016.
Design
The trains have aluminium alloy bodies.
Formations
, five three-car sets (6000 to 6004) are in service.
The trains are formed as shown below, with two driving motor ("Mc") cars and one non-powered intermediate trailer ("T") car. Odd and even-numbered sets differ in that even-numbered sets have a gangway connection at the Sanyo Himeji (western) end, while odd-numbered sets have a gangway connection at the Nishidai (eastern) end.
Even-numbered sets
The intermediate trailer cars are fitted with two single-arm
pantographs.
Odd-numbered sets
The intermediate trailer cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Seat width is per person.
LED lighting
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and can be significantly more efficient than mos ...
is used.
History
Details of the new trains on order were first announced by Sanyo Electric Railway in May 2015.
Set 6001, 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
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...
to the Sanyo Electric Railway depot at by road in November 2015.
The trains entered revenue service on 27 April 2016, with a departure ceremony held at
Sanyo Himeji Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.
Lines
Sanyo Himeji Station is the western terminus of the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 54.7 ...
.
Initially used only on the
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. It stretches from Kobe west to Himeji via Akashi, Kakogawa and other municipalities in Hyōgo Prefecture. The line runs parallel to West Japan Railwa ...
, the trains also began operating on the
Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line
The is an 8.5 km single-track railway line in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. The line connects with the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line at Shikama Station
is a junction passenger ...
from 17 May 2016.
References
External links
Sanyo Electric Railway news release, May 2015
{{Sanyo Electric Railway rolling stock
Electric multiple units of Japan
Train-related introductions in 2016
Kawasaki multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan