Nankai 12000 series

The Nankai 12000 series (南海12000系, Nankai 12000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan on Southern Premium limited express services between Namba and Wakayamashi since September 2011.[1][2] Two four-car trainsets were delivered, replacing the older 10000 series sets.[3]

Nankai 12000 series
A 12000 series set on a Southern service in August 2015
In service1 September 2011–
ManufacturerTokyu Car Corporation
Built atYokohama
ReplacedNankai 10000 series
Constructed2011
Number built8 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service8 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers12001–12002
Capacity242
Operator(s)Nankai Electric Railway
Depot(s)Suminoe
Line(s) servedNankai Main Line, Nankai Wakayamakō Line, Nankai Kōya Line, Semboku Rapid Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length
  • 20,765 mm (68 ft 1.5 in) (end cars)
  • 20,665 mm (67 ft 9.6 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,820 mm (9 ft 3 in)
Height4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Floor height1,150 mm (3 ft 9 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction systemMB-5091-A2 (180 kW) x4 per motor car (Variable-frequency)
Power output1,440 kW per 4-car set
Acceleration2.5 km/h/s
Deceleration3.7 km/h/s (service)
4.0 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead wire
BogiesSS177M (motored)
SS177T (trailer)
Multiple workingNankai 8000 series, Nankai 9000 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Design

The new trains feature "Plasmacluster" air-purification technology developed by Sharp Corporation, representing the first use in a private operator (i.e. non-JR) train in Japan.[4]

Passenger seats are 460 mm (18 in) wide, 25 mm (0.98 in) wider than in previous trains, and AC power outlets are provided.[4]

Operations
  • Southern
  • Semboku Liner (sometimes substituted for 11000 series)[5]
  • A 12000 series coupled with a 9000 series set on a Southern service in September 2016

Formation

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of two four-car sets, formed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered intermediate trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Wakayamashi end.[2][6]

Car No.1234
Designation Mc2T2T1Mc1
Numbering MoHa 1210xSaHa 1285xSaHa 1280xMoHa 1200x
Weight (t) 40.532.030.541.5
Seating capacity 50646860

The two end cars are each fitted with one PT7144-B single-arm pantograph.[2]

Interior

Car 1 has a universal access toilet.[6]

  • The train interior in April 2012

History

Two four-car sets were delivered from the Tokyu Car Corporation (now Japan Transport Engineering Company) factory in Yokohama in February 2011.[7] The trains entered service on 1 September 2011.[6]

See also
The Semboku 12000 series

References
  1. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 125. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. 南海電気鉄道　12000系（特急車両） [Nankai Electric Railway 12000 series Limited Express EMU]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 328. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. August 2011. pp. 78–79.
  3. 南海電気鉄道　12000系(特急車両) [Nankai 12000 series limited express EMU]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 327. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. July 2011. p. 69.
  4. 南海電鉄：特急「サザン」に新型車両　今秋にも運転 [Nankai to introduce new trains on "Southern" limited express services from this autumn]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. 特急列車のご案内 [Guidance of　Limited express train] (in Japanese). Japan: Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 148. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  7. 南海12000系が甲種輸送される [Nankai 12000 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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