The Hankyu 5000 series (阪急電鉄5000系, Hankyū dentetsu 5000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1967. It is mainly operated on the Imazu Line. In the past, it was also operated on the Kobe Main Line.

Hankyu 5000 series
Image of a 5000 series train
5000 series on the Imazu Line
In service1967
ManufacturerNaniwa Kōki
Number built47 cars
Formation6 (formerly 8) cars per trainset
OperatorsHankyu Corporation
Lines served

History

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The 5000 series were introduced in 1967 for direct operation onto the Sanyo Electric Railway via the newly-opened Kobe Rapid Railway Tozai Line.[2] Sets were manufactured by Naniwa Koki, which would later become Alna Koki.[3]

Trains were converted from 8-car sets to 6-car sets through 2020.[4]

Formations

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Sets are formed as follows:[5]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation M'c M T M' M Tc
Numbering 5000 5500 5550 5520 5500 5050

References

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  1. ^ 5000系|車両図鑑|阪急電鉄
  2. ^ "50歳超えでも若々しい! イケてるオヤジ電車・阪急5000系". Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ "阪急5000系がデビュー50周年…神戸本線と今津北線で記念列車を運行 4月7日から". Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "阪急5000系5000編成が正雀へ" [Hankyu 5000 series set 5000 is transferred to Shojaku]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ 私鉄車両編成表2021 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 July 2021. p. 148. ISBN 9784330032214.
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