Keihan 6000 series

The Keihan 6000 series (京阪6000系, Keihan 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1983.[1]

Keihan 6000 series
Keihan 6000 series train on a service to Yoyodabashi
In service	1983–
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Family name	City commuter
Constructed	1983–1993
Entered service	1983
Refurbished	2013–
Number built	115 vehicles
Number in service	112 vehicles (14 sets)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	6001–6014
Capacity	97 (end cars) 101 (intermediate cars)
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) served	Keihan Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Train length	149,600 mm (490 ft 10 in)
Car length	18,700 mm (61 ft 4 in)
Width	2,720 mm (8 ft 11 in)
Height	4,185 mm (13 ft 8.8 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph) (operation) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
Traction system	TDK–8135A
Power output	155 kW (208 hp)
Acceleration	2.5 km/h/s
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collection method	Scissors-type pantograph
Safety system(s)	Keihan ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

The series won the Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club in 1984.[1]

Overview

The 6000 series was introduced in 1983 with 11 7-car sets built by the end of 1983. The remaining 38 cars would be built in 10 batches spreading from 1986 until 1993.[2]

The sixth batch, built in 1989, was a seven-car set with four cars being built as prototypes for next-generation VVVF traction motors. In 1993, three of those test vehicles would be renumbered and incorporated into an existing 7000 series set.[2] In lieu, three replacement cars would be built in December 1993 as the tenth and last batch of the series.

These trains would be the basis for the 7000 series introduced in 1992.[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

Formations

The seven-car trains are formed as follows, with two or three motored ("M") cars and four or five non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[4]

Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Mc	M	T	T	T	T	M	Mc
Numbering	6000	6100	6600	6500	6750	6550	6150	6050

• "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
• "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
• "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
• The "Mc 6000" and "M 6150" cars each have two scissors-type pantographs.

Gallery

• 
  Inside car 6761
• 
  Driver controls of Keihan 6053
• 
  Keihan 6054 on a service to Yoyodabashi
• 
  Keihan 6001 in an older green livery

References

1. "6000系" [6000 Series]. Keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
2. "京阪電気鉄道　現有車両プロフィール　2009" [Keihan Electric Railway Current Vehicle Profile 2009]. The Railway Pictoral (in Japanese). Denkisha Kenkyukai. 822: 284–285. 2009.
3. 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
4. 私鉄車両編成表 2020 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2020] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2020. p. 143. ISBN 978-4-330-06020-0.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)