Hankyu 1000 series

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Hankyu 1000 series
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy, double-skin
Car length19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width2,770 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Height4,095 mm (13 ft 5.2 in)
Doors3 pairs of sliding doors per side
Maximum speed
  • 115 km/h (71.5 mph) (service speed)
  • 130 km/h (80.8 mph) (design speed)
Traction system
regenerative brakes
Safety system(s)ATS
Coupling systemShibata-type
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Hankyu 1000 series (阪急電鉄1000系, Hankyū dentetsu 1000-kei) is a commuter

Hankyu Kobe Main Line services since November 2013, and on the Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line since December 2013.[1]

Overview

Based on the

Toshiba Corporation.[3] Externally, the trains are finished in the standard Hankyu colour scheme of all-over maroon.[2]

Formation

As of 1 April 2016[update], nine eight-car trains (units 1000 to 1008) are in service, formed as shown below, with four motored (M) cars and four non-powered trailer (T) cars.[4][5]

Designation Tc M M' T M M' Tc
Type Tc1000 M1500 M'1600 T1050 M1500 M'1600 Tc1100
Numbering 1000 1500 1600 1050 1150 1550 1650 1100
Weight (t) 29.8 36.7 33.3 25.9 36.7 33.3 29.8
Capacity (total/seated) 121/43 130/49 121/43

The "M" cars (1500 and 1550) each have two single-arm

pantographs.[4]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with "golden olive" coloured

LED lighting throughout.[4] Each car includes a wheelchair space at one end.[4]

Passenger information is provided by 32-inch half-height

Toshiba Corporation,[3] with information provided in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.[1]

  • Train interior, December 2013
    Train interior, December 2013
  • LCD passenger information display, December 2013
    LCD passenger information display, December 2013

History

The first set, 1000, underwent test running from October 2013.[6] It entered passenger service from 28 November 2013, following a special departure ceremony at Umeda Station.[1] The first Takarazuka Line set, 1001, entered service on 25 December 2013.[7]

Fleet history

The build details for the fleet are as shown below.[5]

Set No. Date delivered Allocation
1000 19 November 2013   Kobe Line
1001 24 December 2013   Takarazuka Line
1002 14 July 2014   Kobe Line
1003 9 September 2014   Takarazuka Line
1004 9 April 2015
1005 12 June 2015   Kobe Line
1006 4 September 2015   Takarazuka Line
1007 22 October 2015   Kobe Line
1008 29 January 2016
1009 June 2016[8]   Takarazuka Line[9]
1010 23 March 2017   Kobe Line[10]
1011 2017
1012   Takarazuka Line[11]
1013 5 March 2018
1014 2018[12]
1015[citation needed]
1016[citation needed]
1017[citation needed]
1018 18 March 2020   Takarazuka Line[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 阪急電鉄、新型車両1000系営業運転開始-ファンに見守られ梅田駅出発 [New Hankyu 1000 series trains enter service – Departure from Umeda Station seen off by railfans]. Umeda Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Riccrea, Inc. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 新型車両1000系・1300系をこの秋より導入します! [New 1000/1300 series trains to be introduced from autumn] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hankyu Corporation. 6 June 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b 阪急電鉄新型車両向け電気品受注について [Order for electrical equipment for new Hankyu trains]. Press release (in Japanese). Japan: Toshiba Corporation. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d 阪急電鉄1000・1300系 [Hankyu 1000 & 1300 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 634. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2014. pp. 69–75.
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  6. ^ 阪急1000系の日中試運転が始まる [Daylight test-running of Hankyu 1000 series starts]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. ^ 阪急宝塚線で1000系1001編成が営業運転を開始 [1000 series set 1001 enters revenue service on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  8. ^ 阪急1000系第10編成が陸送される [10th Hankyu 1000 series set delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. ^ 阪急1000系1009編成が宝塚線で営業運転を開始 [Hankyu 1000 series set 1009 enters service on Takarazuka Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  10. ^ "阪急1000系1010編成が営業運転を開始". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. ^ "阪急1000系1012編成が神戸線で運用される" [Hankyu 1000 series set 1012 sees use on the Kobe Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  12. ^ "阪急1000系1014編成の試運転が始まる" [Hankyu 1000 series set 1014 begins trial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "阪急1000系1018編成が営業運転を開始" [Hankyu 1000 series set 1018 begins commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 28 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

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