Keihan 700 series

The Keihan 700 series (京阪700系, Keihan 700-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway on the Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line in Japan since 1992.[1]

Keihan 700 series
Set 701 in March 2006
ManufacturerKeihan Electric Railway Nishigori factory
Built atNishikori
Constructed1992 - 1993
Entered service1992
Number built10 vehicles (5 sets)
Number in service10 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation2 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers701–709
Operator(s)Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) servedKeihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length15,000 mm (49 ft 3 in)
Width2,380 mm (7 ft 10 in)
Height3,980 mm (13 ft 1 in)
Doors2 pairs per side
Maximum speed70 km/h (45 mph)
Traction systemField phase control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead wire
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of a longitudinal bench seating.[1]

Formations

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of five two-car sets (701 to 709), formed as follows.[2] All cars are motored.[2]

Designation Mc1Mc2
Numbering 70x70x

Each car has one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]

History

The first trains entered service in 1992.[1]

  • Set 701 in October 2016, repainted in old 80 series style livery

Future developments

Between June 2017 and March 2021, the entire fleet of 700 series trains is scheduled to be repainted in the standard corporate Keihan Electric Railway livery of "rest green" on the upper body and "atmos white" on the lower body separated by a "fresh green" stripe.[3]

References
  1. 私鉄車両年鑑2015 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2015. p. 62. ISBN 978-4-8022-0003-5.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 137. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. 京阪 大津線車輌のカラーデザインを変更 [Keihan Otsu Line trains to be reliveried]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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