Hankyu 3100 series

The Hankyu 3100 series (阪急電鉄3100系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation from 1964 until 2016.

Hankyu 3100 series
3100 series original style 4-car set 3158 in July 2007
In service1964–2016
ManufacturerAlna Kōki[1]
Constructed1964–67
Number built40 vehicles
Number in servicenone
Formation3/4 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) servedHankyu Takarazuka Main Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Power output120 kW (160 hp) per motor[1]
Electric system(s)600/1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection methodPantograph
Braking system(s)Dynamic brake
Electro-pneumatic brake
Safety system(s)ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Formations

Trains were formed as four-car and permanently coupled 3+3-car sets, as follows.[2]

4-car sets
Car No. 1234
Designation TcMTM'c
Numbering 3150360036503101

Car 2 was fitted with two pantographs, and car 3 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[2]

3+3-car sets
Car No. 123456
Designation TcMM'cTcMM'c
Numbering 315036003100315036003100

Cars 2 and 5 were each fitted with two pantographs, and car 5 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[2]

One 3100 series car, 3651, is inserted in 3000 series four-car set 3007.[2]

History

40 3100 series cars were built between 1964 and 1967 for use on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line.[3] Initially not air-conditioned, the fleet was retro-fitted with air-conditioning between 1975 and 1981.[3]

The last remaining set, four-car set 3150, was withdrawn following its final run on 8 July 2016.[4]

References
  1. Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 291. ISBN 0 7106 2710 6.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 139. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 97. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  4. 阪急電鉄「3100系引退記念」ヘッドマーク [Hankyu "3100 series withdrawal commemoration" head board]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 388. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. August 2016. p. 76.
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