Sanyo 6000 series

Sanyo 6000 series

Set 6000 in service in April 2016
In service April 2016 –
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at Kobe
Replaced 3000 series
Constructed 2015–
Number built 6 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service 6 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation 3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 6000-
Operator(s) Sanyo Electric Railway
Depot(s) Higashi-Futami
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium alloy
Car length 18,900 mm (62 ft 0 in)
Width 2,750 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Height 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series (山陽電気鉄道6000系 San'yō Denki tetsudō 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since April 2016.

Design

The trains have aluminium alloy bodies.[1]

Formation

The trains are formed as three-car sets as shown below, with two driving motor ("Mc") cars and one non-powered intermediate trailer ("T") car.[2]

Designation Mc T Mc
Numbering 600x 630x 610x
Capacity (total/seated) 122/41 135/49 122/41

The intermediate trailer cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[2]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[2] LED lighting is used.[1]

History

Details of the new trains on order were first announced by Sanyo Electric Railway in May 2015.[1]

Set 6001, was delivered from the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe to the Sanyo Electric Railway depot at Higashi-Futami by road in November 2015.[3]

The trains entered revenue service on 27 April 2016, with a departure ceremony held at Sanyo Himeji Station.[4]

Future plans

Further new trains are scheduled to be delivered at the rate of approximately two or three sets per year.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 山陽電気鉄道6000系、新型車両導入で3000系置換え - 直通特急運用にも対応 [Sanyo Electric Railway to introduce new 6000 series trains to replace 3000 series and also for use on direct limited express services]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 山陽電気鉄道6000系 [Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 662 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). June 2016. p. 82.
  3. ↑ 山陽6000系が陸送される [Sanyo 6000 series delivered by road]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ↑ 山陽電鉄6000系が営業運転を開始 [Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Ueshin, Daisuke (13 April 2016). 山陽電気鉄道6000系、新型車両を公開! 年間2～3編成ペースで導入 [New Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series trains shown off! 2-3 sets to be introduced per year]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

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