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in Japan since 1986.

Formation

The trains are formed as four-car and six-car sets.

Refurbished set

The refurbished set is formed as follows. The M cars 5802 and 5252 are fitted with pantographs.

Interior

The interior consists of semi-transverse seating. The interior of the refurbished sets consists of longitudinal seating in the cars 1, 2, 5 and 6, and transverse seating in the cars 3 and 4. File:Sanyo5000syanai.JPG, 2+2 seating in September 2011 File:Sanyo5502.jpg, Transverse seating in car 5502 File:Sanyo5802.jpg, Longitudinal seating in car 5802

Technical specifications

The trains have aluminium alloy bodies, and direct current motors with field-added-excitation control. During refurbishment the controls of car 2 were changed to

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History

The trains entered service in 1986. A total of 60 vehicles were built by

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until 1995.

Refurbishment

Refurbishment began in 2018. Modifications include changes in the exterior design, a modified interior with wheelchair and stoller spaces, and

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inverter control in car 2. The number of motored cars was reduced from four to three per six-car set. The first refurbished set entered service on October 30, 2018. File:Sanyo5702F-2018-10-27.jpg, A refurbished 5000 series train

Special liveries

*Set 5020 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the campaign on March 3, 2009. *Set 5010 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the campaign on June 5, 2017. *Set 5008 entered service in a -themed wrapping on July 2, 2017. File:Sanyo-5000 Akashi.jpg, Set 5020 in June 2011 File:Sanyo 5605 Meet Colors Taiwan Train at Akashi station.jpg, Set 5010 in August 2017 File:Sanyo 5008 at Akashi station.jpg, Set 5008 in November 2017

References

External links

Sanyo Electric Railway news release
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