Keihan 7200 series

Keihan 7200 series

8-car set 7201, July 2008
In service 1995
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at Kobe
Family name City commuter
Number in service 23 vehicles (3 sets)
Formation 7/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 7201
Operator(s) Keihan Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Car length 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system variable-frequency
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Safety system(s) Keihan ATS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The Keihan 7200 series (京阪7200系 Keihan 7200-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1995.[1]

Design

The 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]

Formations

8-car trainsets

The eight-car trains (original 7201 and 7202) are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation Mc1 T1 T2 M2 M1 T3 T4 Mc2
Numbering 7200 7700 7800 7300 7350 7750 7950 7250

7-car trainsets

7-car set 7203 in original livery, May 2011

The seven-car trains (7201 and 7203) are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation Mc1 T1 T6 M3 T3 T2 Mc2
Numbering 7200 7700 7900 7350 7750 7850 7250

History

The first trains were delivered in 1994, entering revenue service in 1995.[1] From 2008, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2011.[1]

In February 2015, set 7201 was reformed as a seven-car set.[3] Car 7301 removed when the set was reduced to seven cars was renumbered 10101 and inserted into 10000 series EMU set 10001 in February 2016 when that set was lengthened from four to seven cars.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 132. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  3. 京阪7200系7201編成の組成が変更される [Keihan 7200 series set 7201 reformed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. 京阪10000系10001編成が7連化されて試運転 [Keihan 10000 series set 10001 lengthened to seven cars and test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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