Shintetsu 6000 series

Shintetsu 6000 series

Shintetsu 6000 series

Shintetsu 6000 series, May 2009
In service June 2008Present
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Replaced 1000 series
Number built 8 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service 8 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation 4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 6001-6003
Capacity 476 per 4-car set (152 seated)
Operator(s) Kobe Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 18,290 mm (720 in)
Width 2,700 mm (110 in)
Height 4,030 mm (159 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph) (service)
100 km/h (60 mph) (design)
Power output 120 kW x 4 per car
Acceleration 3.0 km/h/s
Deceleration 3.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead line
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Shintetsu 6000 series (神戸電鉄6000系 Kōbe Dentetsu 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) in Japan since 2008.[1]

Design

It was the first new type ordered by the company in 14 years and also the first type with stainless steel bodies. The 18 m long cars have three pairs of doors per side and longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]

Formation

As of 1 April 2014, the fleet consisted of two four-car sets formed as follows.[2]

Designation Mc1 M2 M1 Mc2
Numbering 6000 6100 6100 6000

The Mc1 and M1 cars each have one single-arm pantograph.[2]

Interior

History

The first set, 6001, was delivered in 2008, and entered revenue-earning service on 4 June 2008.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Japan Railfan Magazine", August 2008 issue, P.76-78
  2. 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 158. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  3. "新型車両6000系 6月4日から営業運転開始!", Kōbe Electric Railway press release, 30 May 2008
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