Hankyu 3100 series

The Hankyu 3100 series (阪急電鉄3100系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation from 1964 until 2016.

Hankyu 3100 series
3100 series original style 4-car set 3158 in July 2007
In service	1964–2016
Manufacturer	Alna Kōki[1]
Constructed	1964–67
Number built	40 vehicles
Number in service	none
Formation	3/4 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) served	Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Power output	120 kW (160 hp) per motor[1]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection method	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Formations

Trains were formed as four-car and permanently coupled 3+3-car sets, as follows.[2]

4-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Tc	M	T	M'c
Numbering	3150	3600	3650	3101

Car 2 was fitted with two pantographs, and car 3 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[2]

3+3-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3		4	5	6
Designation	Tc	M	M'c		Tc	M	M'c
Numbering	3150	3600	3100		3150	3600	3100

Cars 2 and 5 were each fitted with two pantographs, and car 5 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[2]

One 3100 series car, 3651, is inserted in 3000 series four-car set 3007.[2]

History

40 3100 series cars were built between 1964 and 1967 for use on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line.[3] Initially not air-conditioned, the fleet was retro-fitted with air-conditioning between 1975 and 1981.[3]

The last remaining set, four-car set 3150, was withdrawn following its final run on 8 July 2016.[4]

References

1. Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 291. ISBN 0 7106 2710 6.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 139. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
3. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 97. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
4. 阪急電鉄「3100系引退記念」ヘッドマーク [Hankyu "3100 series withdrawal commemoration" head board]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 388. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. August 2016. p. 76.