Keihan 7200 series

The Keihan 7200 series (京阪7200系, Keihan 7200-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1995.[1]

Keihan 7200 series
8-car set 7201 in July 2008
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at	Kobe
Family name	City commuter
Entered service	1995
Number built	23 vehicles (3 sets)
Number in service	21 vehicles (3 sets, the rest of 2 vehicles were converted to 10000 series)
Formation	7/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	7201–
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency (GTO)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Safety system(s)	Keihan ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Design

The 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]

Interior

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

Formations

8-car trainsets

The eight-car trains (original 7201 and 7202) are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation	Mc1	T1	T2	M2	M1	T3	T4	Mc2
Numbering	7200	7700	7800	7300	7350	7750	7950	7250

• "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
• "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
• "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
• The Mc and M cars each have one scissors-type pantograph.[2]
• The 7700 cars are designated as "mildly air-conditioned" cars.[2]

7-car trainsets

7-car set 7203 in original livery in May 2011

The seven-car trains (7201 and 7203) are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation	Mc1	T1	T6	M3	T3	T2	Mc2
Numbering	7200	7700	7900	7350	7750	7850	7250

• "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
• "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
• "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
• The Mc and M cars each have one scissors-type pantograph.[2]
• The 7700 cars are designated as "mildly air-conditioned" cars.[2]

History

The first trains were delivered in 1994, entering revenue service in 1995.[1] From 2008, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2011.[1]

In February 2015, set 7201 was reformed as a seven-car set.[3] Car 7301 removed when the set was reduced to seven cars was renumbered 10101 and inserted into 10000 series EMU set 10001 in February 2016 when that set was lengthened from four to seven cars.[4]

References

1. 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.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 132. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
3. 京阪7200系7201編成の組成が変更される [Keihan 7200 series set 7201 reformed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
4. 京阪10000系10001編成が7連化されて試運転 [Keihan 10000 series set 10001 lengthened to seven cars and test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)