Keihan 7200 series

The Keihan 7200 series (京阪7200系, Keihan 7200-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1995.[1]

Keihan 7200 series
8-car set 7201 in July 2008
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Built atKobe
Family nameCity commuter
Entered service1995
Number built23 vehicles (3 sets)
Number in service21 vehicles (3 sets, the rest of 2 vehicles were converted to 10000 series)
Formation7/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers7201–
Operator(s)Keihan Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction systemVariable frequency (GTO)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead wire
Safety system(s)Keihan ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Design

The 7200 series trains were developed from the earlier 7000 series trains introduced in 1989.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[1]

Formations

8-car trainsets

The eight-car trains (original 7201 and 7202) are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation Mc1T1T2M2M1T3T4Mc2
Numbering 72007700780073007350775079507250
  • "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
  • "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
  • "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
  • The Mc and M cars each have one scissors-type pantograph.[2]
  • The 7700 cars are designated as "mildly air-conditioned" cars.[2]

7-car trainsets
7-car set 7203 in original livery in May 2011

The seven-car trains (7201 and 7203) are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Designation Mc1T1T6M3T3T2Mc2
Numbering 7200770079007350775078507250
  • "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
  • "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
  • "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
  • The Mc and M cars each have one scissors-type pantograph.[2]
  • The 7700 cars are designated as "mildly air-conditioned" cars.[2]

History

The first trains were delivered in 1994, entering revenue service in 1995.[1] From 2008, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2011.[1]

In February 2015, set 7201 was reformed as a seven-car set.[3] Car 7301 removed when the set was reduced to seven cars was renumbered 10101 and inserted into 10000 series EMU set 10001 in February 2016 when that set was lengthened from four to seven cars.[4]

References
  1. 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 132. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  3. 京阪7200系7201編成の組成が変更される [Keihan 7200 series set 7201 reformed]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. 京阪10000系10001編成が7連化されて試運転 [Keihan 10000 series set 10001 lengthened to seven cars and test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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