Sanyo 6000 series

Japanese train type

Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line
Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line
Hanshin Main Line

SpecificationsCar body constructionAluminium alloy, double-skinCar length18,800 mm (61 ft 8 in)Width2,790 mm (9 ft 2 in)Height4 m (13 ft 1 in)Doors3 pairs per sideMaximum speed

110 km/h (68 mph) (service)
130 km/h (81 mph) (design)

Traction systemVariable frequency (IGBT)Acceleration3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)Deceleration

4.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.6 mph/s) (service)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)

Electric system(s)1,500 V DCCurrent collector(s)Overhead wireBogiesKW204 (motored), KW205 (trailer)Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series (山陽電気鉄道6000系, San'yō Denki tetsudō 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since April 2016.

Design

The trains have aluminium alloy bodies.^[1]

Formations

As of 1 May 2017^[update], five three-car sets (6000 to 6004) are in service.^[2] The trains are formed as shown below, with two driving motor ("Mc") cars and one non-powered intermediate trailer ("T") car. Odd and even-numbered sets differ in that even-numbered sets have a gangway connection at the Sanyo Himeji (western) end, while odd-numbered sets have a gangway connection at the Nishidai (eastern) end.^[3]

Even-numbered sets

Designation	Mc1	T	Mc2
Numbering	600x	630x	610x
Weight (t)	34.0	27.9	34.2
Capacity (total/seated)	122/41	135/49	122/41

The intermediate trailer cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.^[3]

Car 6100 of set 6000, with a gangwayed cab end

Odd-numbered sets

Designation	Mc3	T	Mc4
Numbering	600x	630x	610x
Weight (t)	34.2	27.9	34.0
Capacity (total/seated)	122/41	135/49	122/41

The intermediate trailer cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.^[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Seat width is 480 mm (19 in) per person.^[3] LED lighting is used.^[3]

Interior view
Driving cab interior
Interior passenger door controls
LCD passenger information display

History

Details of the new trains on order were first announced by Sanyo Electric Railway in May 2015.^[1]

Set 6001, was delivered from the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe to the Sanyo Electric Railway depot at Higashi-Futami by road in November 2015.^[4]

The trains entered revenue service on 27 April 2016, with a departure ceremony held at Sanyo Himeji Station.^[5] Initially used only on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line, the trains also began operating on the Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line from 17 May 2016.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b 山陽電気鉄道6000系、新型車両導入で3000系置換え - 直通特急運用にも対応 [Sanyo Electric Railway to introduce new 6000 series trains to replace 3000 series and also for use on direct limited express services]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ 山陽6000系6003編成が営業運転を開始 [Sanyo 6000 series set 6003 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sanada, Masahiro (July 2016). 山陽電気鉄道6000系 [Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 663. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 86–91.
^ 山陽6000系が陸送される [Sanyo 6000 series delivered by road]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ 山陽電鉄6000系が営業運転を開始 [Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ 【山陽】6000系網干線でも営業運転を開始 [Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series also enter service on Aboshi Line]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.