The Hankyu 7000 series (阪急電鉄7000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu since 1980.[1]
Overview
The 7000 series were built between 1980 and 1988 by Japanese rolling stock manufacturer Alna Koki.[2] This type is the most common in the Hankyu fleet at 210 cars.
The trains are based on the previous 6000 series. In addition, the 7300 series are a derivative of the 7000 series.[1]
Formations
8-car sets
As of November 2020, there are 19 eight-car sets in service;[3] 16 sets are allocated to Kobe Line services while three sets are set aside for service on the Takarazuka Line.
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Designation
Mc
M'
T
T
T
T
M
M'c
Numbering
Mc 7000
M 7500
T 7550
T 7550
T 7550
T 7550
M 7600
Mc 7100
The "Mc" and "M" cars are fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
Kobe Line 8-car mixed 7000/8000 series sets
In June 2019, set 8042 was transferred over to Kobe Line operations and attached to 6-car set 7001.[3][4]
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Designation
Mc1
Tc
Mc
M'
T
T
M
M'c
Numbering
Mc 8000
Tc 8150
Mc 7000
M 7500
T 7550
T 7550
M 7600
Mc 7100
Takarazuka Line 8-car mixed 7000/8000 series set
In 2016, two-car sets 7025 and 7026 and four-car set 7024 underwent inspection. In April 2017, two-car set 7025 was connected to two 6000 series cars and transferred to Nose Electric Railway as a four-car formation leaving 7024 and 7026 as a six-car set along with 8000 series two-car set 8030.[5] Later in August, two-car set 7026 was divided from the train along with two-car set 8030.[3] The resulting trainset is a 2–2–4 set with two-car sets 8040 and 8041 and four-car set 7024.[6]
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Designation
Mc1
Tc
Mc1
Tc
Mc
T
T
M'c
Numbering
Mc 8000
Tc 8150
Mc 8000
Tc 8150
Mc 7000
T 7550
T 7550
Mc 7100
Kobe Line 4-car set
In March 2016, two-car sets 7034 and 7035 were combined to make a semi-permanent four-car train.[5]
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Designation
Mc
Tc
Mc
Tc
Numbering
Mc 7000
Tc 7150
Mc 7000
Tc 7150
Four-car set 7034 on a local service
Takarazuka Line 4-car set
In August 2019, two-car 7031 was connected to two cars formerly belonging to Kobe line set 6050 to form a four-car set for the Minoo Line.[7]
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Designation
Mc
T
M
Tc
Numbering
Mc 7000
T 7550
M 7600
Tc 7150
Nose Electric Railway 4-car set
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Designation
Mc
T
M
M'c
Numbering
Mc 7000
T 7550
M 7600
Mc 7100
2-car sets
Car No.
1
2
Designation
Mc
Tc
Numbering
Mc 7000
Tc 7150
The "Mc" car is fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal seating throughout. Paneling inside the car is composed of a light-brown faux wood finish.
Kyo-Train "Garaku"
On 22 May 2018, Hankyu announced that they would be introducing a second train to their Kyo-Train lineup. It would be composed of six-car set 7006. The train was named the "Kyo-Train Garaku" in December of that year[8][9] and entered service on 23 March 2019.[10] This set has the middle door removed on all cars, effectively making it two doors per side per car.[11]
Lone 8-car second refurbished set 7008 featuring alternative front end design
Lone 8-car VVVF refurbished set 7021 featuring alternative front end design
Interior of car 7503
Eight-car set 7003 in 1988
References
^ ab山口, 益生 (29 June 2012). 阪急電車 [Hankyu Train] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: JTB Publishing. p. 230. ISBN978-4533086984.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^山口, 益生 (29 June 2012). 阪急電車 [Hankyu Train] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: JTB Publishing. pp. 205–207. ISBN978-4533086984.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ abc"Hankyu Railway Fan Club Bulletin". Hankyu Railway (in Japanese). 90.
^"阪急8000系8042編成が神戸線へ" [Hankyu 8000 Series 8042 Formation to Kobe line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ ab恒雄, 高間 (2017). 阪急電鉄の車両動向2017 [Hankyu Railway Vehicle Trends 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: 交友社. p. 77.
^"Hankyu Railway Fan Club Bulletin". Hankyu Railway (in Japanese). 91.
^"阪急7000系7031編成が箕面線の運用に" [^ Hankyu 7000 series 7031 formation]. railf.jp (in Japanese). 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^岡本好史・川嶋隆一 (ed.). "阪急電鉄7000系「京とれいん 雅洛」" [Railway Pictorial 2019 August issue]. 鉄道ピクトリアル2019年8月号 (in Japanese). 電気車研究会: 114–119. ASINB07RN382P5.
^"Kyo-Train GARAKU". hankyu.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^「京とれいん 雅洛」が京都線で営業運転を開始 ["Kyo-Train Garaku" enters revenue service on the Hankyu Kyoto Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ 阪急電鉄 7000系 「京とれいん 雅洛」 [Hankyu Railway 7000 series "Kyo-Train Garaku"]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 59, no. 698. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2019. pp. 56–59.
^信彦, 松田 (20 March 2018). "【能勢電鉄】7200系営業運転開始" [[Nose Electric Railway] 7200 Series Commercial Operation Started]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.