Hankyu 8000 series

Hankyu 8000 series
8-car set 8008 on a limited express service, February 2012
In service	1989–
Manufacturer	Alna Kōki
Replaced	2000 series, 3100 series, 5200 series
Number built	98 vehicles (19 sets)
Number in service	98 vehicles (19 sets)
Formation	2/8 (formerly 6) cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Hankyu Railway
Depot(s)	Hirai, Nishinomiya
Line(s) served	Hankyu Kobe Main Line Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line Hankyu Minoo Line Nose Railway Myōken Line Nose Railway Nissei Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width	2,750 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Height	4,095 mm (13 ft 5.2 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	115 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency GTO SiC (8001)
Acceleration	2.6 km/h/s
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Bogies	FS-369A, FS-069A SS-139A, SS-039A (Sets 8040 to 8042)
Braking system(s)	Regenerative brake Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety system(s)	ATS
Coupling system	Shibata-type (Type 8000/8040/8150/8190) Knuckle-type (Type 8100)
Multiple working	6000 series, 7000 series, 8200 series, 9000 series
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

The Hankyu 8000 series (阪急電鉄8000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1989.^[1]

Formations

As of 1 April 2012, the fleet consisted of ten eight-car sets and nine two-car sets.^[2] Some of the two-car sets are semi-permanently coupled with 6-car 7000 series sets.^[2] Six-car sets were also operated initially, but these were subsequently lengthened to become eight-car sets.^[1]

8-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Mc1	M2	T1	T2	T2	T1	M1	Mc2
Numbering	8000	8600	8550	8750	8780	8650	8500	8100

• The "Mc1" and "M1" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.^[2]
• The "Mc1" and "M1" cars of set 8008 are each fitted with two single-arm pantographs.^[2]
• Car 5 of set 8020 is numbered 8670 (type 8550), and car 6 is numbered 8790 (type 8750).^[2]
• Cars 7 and 8 of sets 8002 to 8007 include transverse seating.^[2]

2-car sets

Sets 8030 to 8035

Car No.	1	2
Designation	Mc1	Tc
Numbering	8000	8150

• Sets 8031, 8032, and 8035 are semi-permanently coupled with 6-car 7000 series sets.^[2]
• The "Mc1" cars are fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.^[2]
• Sets from 8033 onward have a modified front end design.^[2]

Sets 8040 to 8042

Car No.	1	2
Designation	Mc1	Tc
Numbering	8040	8190

The "Mc1" cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.^[2]

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 71. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012]. Japan: JRR. July 2012. pp. 136–138. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.