Hankyu 1000 series

The Hankyu 1000 series (阪急電鉄1000系, Hankyū dentetsu 1000-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation on Hankyu Kobe Main Line services since November 2013, and on the Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line since December 2013.[1]

This article is about the Hankyu 1000 series trains introduced in 2013. For the original Hankyu 1000 series trains introduced in 1954, see Hankyu 1000 series (1954).

Hankyu 1000 series
Set 1000 in service, December 2013
In service	28 November 2013 –
Manufacturer	Hitachi
Built at	Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family name	Hitachi A-train
Constructed	2013–
Number built	80 cars (10 sets)
Number in service	80 cars (10 sets)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	1000–
Capacity	1,022 per set
Operator(s)	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) served	Hankyu Kobe Main Line Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line Nose Railway Myōken Line Nose Railway Nissei Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy, double-skin
Car length	19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width	2,770 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Height	4,095 mm (13 ft 5.2 in)
Doors	3 pairs of sliding doors per side
Maximum speed	115 km/h (70 mph) (service speed) 130 km/h (80 mph) (design speed)
Traction system	Variable frequency (IGBT)
Traction motors	Brushless electric motors (PMSM)
Acceleration	2.6 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.7 km/h/s (service) 4.2 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Pantograph
Bogies	FS579M (motored), FS579T (trailer)
Braking system(s)	Electric commanding, regenerative brakes
Safety system(s)	ATS
Coupling system	Shibata-type
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Overview

Based on the 9000 series and 9300 series EMUs first introduced in 2003, the 8-car 1000 series trains are manufactured by Hitachi and have aluminium alloy bodies with a double-skin construction.[2] The trains are driven by fully enclosed permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) supplied by 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, nine eight-car trains (units 1000 to 1008) were 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	T	M	M'	Tc
Type	Tc1000	M1500	M'1600	T1050	T1050	M1500	M'1600	Tc1100
Numbering	1000	1500	1600	1050	1150	1550	1650	1100
Weight (t)	29.8	36.7	33.3	25.9	25.9	36.7	33.3	29.8
Capacity (total/seated)	121/43	130/49	130/49	130/49	130/49	130/49	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 moquette seat covers.[2] Internally, the trains use LED lighting throughout.[4] Each car includes a wheelchair space at one end.[4]

Passenger information is provided by 32-inch half-height LCD displays supplied by Toshiba Corporation,[3] with information provided in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.[1]

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  Train interior, 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

Set 1005 in September 2015

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

Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered	Allocation
1000	Hitachi	19 November 2013	Kobe Line
1001	Hitachi	24 December 2013	Takarazuka Line
1002	Hitachi	14 July 2014	Kobe Line
1003	Hitachi	9 September 2014	Takarazuka Line
1004	Hitachi	9 April 2015	Takarazuka Line
1005	Hitachi	12 June 2015	Kobe Line
1006	Hitachi	4 September 2015	Takarazuka Line
1007	Hitachi	22 October 2015	Kobe Line
1008	Hitachi	29 January 2016	Kobe Line
1009	Hitachi	June 2016[8]	Takarazuka Line[9]

See also

• Hankyu 1300 series, a similar variant for use on the Kyoto Lines from 2014

References

1. 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. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
2. 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. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
3. 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. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
4. 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.
5. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. pp. 139–141. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
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. 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. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)