Keihan 13000 series

Keihan 13000 series

Keihan 13000 series image

Set 13001 on the Uji Line, April 2012
In service 14 April 2012
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at Kobe
Family name City commuter
Replaced Keihan 2600 series
Constructed 2013
Number built 38 vehicles (8 sets)
Number in service 38 vehicles (8 sets)
Formation 4/7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 13001
Capacity 540
Operator Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) served Keihan Uji Line, Keihan Katano Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium alloy
Car length 18,900 mm (62 ft 0 in) (end cars)
18,700 mm (61 ft 4 in) (intermediate cars)
Width 2,792 mm (9 ft 1.9 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system variable-frequency
Acceleration 2.8 km/h/s
Deceleration 4.0 km/h/s (service), 4.3 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Bogies KW-77D (motored), FS577 (trailer)
Safety system(s) Keihan ATS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The Keihan 13000 series (京阪13000系 Keihan 13000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Keihan Electric Railway on the Keihan Uji Line and other lines in Kyoto, Japan, since April 2012. A total of five 4-car sets are on order, intended to replace 20 life-expired 2600 series vehicles.[1][2]

Design

The overall design concept draws on the design of the 3000 series EMU trains introduced from 2008.[1]

The new trains include energy-saving and environmentally friendly features. The 13000 series trains will use 35% less power than the 2600 series they are intended to replace, and produce less environmental noise in service.[1] The cars feature aluminium alloy bodies with a semi-double skin construction, and incorporate increased crash resistance.[1]

The end cars are each equipped with one PT-4805-A scissors-type pantograph recycled from withdrawn rolling stock.[3]

Interior

Internally, LCD passenger information screens are provided above doorways.[1]

Longitudinal bench seating use contoured "bucket seats" with a width of 470 mm (19 in) per passenger.[1]

Luggage racks are lowered by 20 mm to a height of 1,750 mm for accessibility, with the racks above priority seating lowered 50 mm to a height of 1,720 mm.[1]

The interior flooring design is intended to evoke an image of Kyoto's traditional stone-paved streets.[4]

The 2nd-batch sets, 13006 onward, use LED lighting.[5]

Formations

Seven-car set 13022 in December 2014

The trains are formed as follows, with the Mc1/Mc3 cars at the Kyoto/Uji end.[3]

Odd-numbered sets

Designation Mc1 T0 T1 Mc4
Numbering 13000 13500 13650 13050
Weight (t) 36.0 28.5 26.0 36.5
Capacity
(total/seated)
128/43 137/49 137/49 128/43

Even-numbered sets

Designation Mc3 T0 T1 Mc2
Numbering 13000 13500 13650 13050
Weight (t) 36.5 28.5 26.0 36.0
Capacity
(total/seated)
128/43 137/49 137/49 128/43

History

The first set, 13001, was delivered from the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe to Keihan's Neyagawa Depot in March 2012.[7] It entered service on 14 April 2012.[3] The second set, 13002, entered revenue service on 30 May 2012.[6]

From 9 June 2012, 13000 series sets were also introduced on the Keihan Katano Line.[8]

The first second-batch set, 13006, entered service on 7 April 2014, followed by two 7-car sets, 13021 and 13022.[5]

Fleet history

The build history for the fleet is as shown below.[9]

Set No. Delivered Notes
13001 FY2011 4-car set
13002 FY2012 4-car sets
13003
13004
13005
13006 FY2013 4-car set
13021 FY2014 7-car sets
13022

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 新型車両13000系20両を新造します。 [20 New 13000 Series Cars to be Built] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Keihan Electric Railway. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. 宇治・伏見観光キャンペーン [Uji & Fushimi Tourist Promotion] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Keihan Electric Railway. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 京阪電気鉄道13000系 [Keihan Electric Railway 13000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.) 52 (614): p.78–82. June 2012.
  4. Kameda, Sanae (12 December 2011). 京阪電鉄:来春から「13000系」20両順次導入 [Keihan Electric Railway to introduce 20 13000 series cars from next spring]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  5. 5.0 5.1 京阪電気鉄道13000系に2次車が登場 [Keihan 13000 series 2nd-batch set appears]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 54 (639): p.99. July 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 京阪13000系第2編成が営業運転を開始 [Second Keihan 13000 series set enters service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. 京阪13000系第1編成の搬入が終了 [First Keihan 13000 series set delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  8. 京阪13000系,交野線で営業運転開始 [Keihan 13000 series enter service on Katano Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. Kusui, Toshihiko (January 2015). 大手私鉄10年間の車両のうごき [Major Private Railway Rolling Stock Changes over the past 10 years]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 55 (645): p.44-45.

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