JR Shikoku 6000 series

6000 series
6000 series
	6000 series on a Sunport rapid service, September 2011
In service	April 1996–
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Replaced	111 series
Constructed	1996
Number built	6 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service	6 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation	3 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Depot(s)	Takamatsu
Line(s) served	Dosan Line, Yosan Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	19,670 mm (64 ft 6 in) (end cars); 19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,966 mm (9 ft 8.8 in)
Floor height	1,150 mm (3 ft 9 in)
Doors	Sliding, 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency (GTO)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Bogies	S-DT62 (motored); S-TR62 (trailer)
Braking system(s)	Regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety system(s)	ATS-SS
Coupling system	Shibata-type
Multiple working	7000 series
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 6000 series (6000系) is a suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Shikoku, Japan, since 1996.[1]

Design

The cars have stainless steel bodies and cab ends based on the 211 series/213 series design.[1] The doors immediately behind the driving cabs are single-leaf instead of the pairs of doors used at other locations.[1]

Operations

The sets are based at Takamatsu Depot, and operate on the Yosan Line and Dosan Line.[2] Sets can run in multiple with single-car 7000 series EMU trailer cars to form 4-car sets.[1]

Formations

The two 3-car sets are formed as shown below with the motored "Mc" cars at the Takamatsu end.[2][3]

Designation	Mc	T	Tc'
Numbering	6000	6200	6100
Weight (t)	37.8	28.2	28.0
Capacity (total/seated)	131/56	136/52	131/56

The "Mc" cars are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[2]

6001
6201
6101

Bogies

The motored 6000 cars are mounted on bolsterless S-DT62 bogies, and the non-powered 6100 and 6200 trailer cars are mounted on S-TR62 bogies.[3]

Interior

Seating accommodation consists of transverse seating with backs that can be flipped over to face the direction of travel.[3]

History

The two trains were delivered from Nippon Sharyo in March 1996, and entered revenue service on 26 April 1996.[2]

References

Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.
JR電車編成表 2012冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2012]. Japan: JRR. October 2011. p. 203. ISBN 978-4-330-25611-5.
Wakiya, Hitoshi (2013). "JR四国6000系近郊形直流電車" [JR Shikoku 6000 series suburban DC EMU]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 36 no. 422. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 51–55.

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[haraguchi2009-1] Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.

[jrr2012-2] JR電車編成表 2012冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2012]. Japan: JRR. October 2011. p. 203. ISBN 978-4-330-25611-5.

[railfan422-3] Wakiya, Hitoshi (2013). "JR四国6000系近郊形直流電車" [JR Shikoku 6000 series suburban DC EMU]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 36 no. 422. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 51–55.