Sanyo 5000 series

The Sanyo Electric Railway 5000 series (山陽電鉄5000系, San'yō Dentetsu 5000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since 1986.

Sanyo 5000 series
A Sanyo 5000 series train in August 2015
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed1986–1995
Entered service1986
Refurbished2018
Number built60 vehicles
Formation4 & 6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Sanyo Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy
Doors3 pairs per side
Traction systemField-excitation,
Variable frequency (IGBT/SiC Hybrid module)(Car 2 of refurbished sets)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collection methodPantograph
BogiesKW-35B / KW-36B[1]
KW93 / KW94 (cars built in 1990)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Formation

The trains are formed as four-car and six-car sets.[2]

Refurbished set

The refurbished set is formed as follows.[3]

Designation TcMTMMTc
Numbering 570258025502523552525602

The M cars 5802 and 5252 are fitted with pantographs.[3]

Interior

The interior consists of semi-transverse seating.[4] The interior of the refurbished sets consists of longitudinal seating in the cars 1, 2, 5 and 6, and transverse seating in the cars 3 and 4.[5]

  • 2+2 seating in September 2011
  • Transverse seating in car 5502
  • Longitudinal seating in car 5802

Technical specifications

The trains have aluminium alloy bodies,[2] and direct current motors with field-added-excitation control.[4] During refurbishment the controls of car 2 were changed to IGBT/SiC Hybrid module-VFD.[5]

History

The trains entered service in 1986.[2] A total of 60 vehicles were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries until 1995.[4]

Refurbishment

Refurbishment began in 2018. Modifications include changes in the exterior design, a modified interior with wheelchair and stoller spaces, and IGBT/SiC Hybrid module-VVVF inverter control in car 2.[5] The number of motored cars was reduced from four to three per six-car set.[6] The first refurbished set entered service on October 30, 2018.[7]

  • A refurbished 5000 series train

Special liveries
  • Set 5020 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the "Akashi okonattakokyanpēn" (明石行っタコキャンペーン) campaign on March 3, 2009.[8]
  • Set 5010 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the "Meet Colors! Taiwan" (Meet Colors！台湾) campaign on June 5, 2017.[9]
  • Set 5008 entered service in a "Sanyo train 110th Anniversary" (山陽電車創立110周年記念号)-themed wrapping on July 2, 2017.[10]
  • Set 5020 in June 2011
  • Set 5010 in August 2017
  • Set 5008 in November 2017

References
  1. "KW-35B　KW-36B ／ 山陽電気鉄道5000系" [KW-35B KW-36B / Sanyo Electric Railway 5000 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. January 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. "山陽電気鉄道の「顔」5000系、阪神梅田行の直通特急" [Sanyo Electric Railway "Face" 5000 series, direct express for Hanshin Umeda]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. January 23, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. Tajima, Hirokazu (February 20, 2019). "山陽電気鉄道株式会社 5000系リニューアル車向けSiCハイブリッドモジュール搭載の鉄道車両用VVVFインバータ" [VVVF Inverters Using SiC Hybrid Modules for Renewed 5000 Series Railcars of Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd.] (PDF). fujielectric.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. Okada, Hisao (2013). "相互乗り入れ車両" [Through service vehicles]. 阪神電車 [Hanshin train] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. p. 184. ISBN 9784533092794.
  5. Kinoshita, Kenji (October 25, 2018). "山陽電気鉄道5000系リニューアル – インテリアを刷新、省エネ化も" [Sanyo Electric Railway 5000 series renewal – Renovating the interior and saving energy]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. "山電が車両リニューアル　外観の赤色強調　座席にはノジギク模様" [Sanden renews the vehicle, highlights the red appearance, and the seat has a nojikiku pattern]. kobe-np.co.jp (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  7. "山陽5000系リニューアル車両が営業運転を開始" [Sanyo 5000 series refurbished train starts commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 1, 2018. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  8. "山陽電鉄「時のまち、あかし」PRラッピング電車を運行" [Sanyo Electric Railway “toki no machi, akashi” PR wrapping train]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 4, 2009. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. "山陽電鉄で「Meet Colors！台湾」号運転" [Sanyo Electric Railway "Meet Colors! Taiwan" operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. "「山陽電車創立110周年記念号」運転開始" ["Sanyo train 110th Anniversary" operation start]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019.
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