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Keihan 7000 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keihan 7000 series (京阪7000系, Keihan 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1989.^[1]

Overview

The 7000 series was introduced in 1989 with two six-car sets and one four-car set. The remaining nine cars would be built between 1991 and 1993.^[2]

In 1993, three test 6000 series vehicles would be renumbered and incorporated into a fourth seven-car set.^[2]

These trains would be the basis for the 7000 series introduced in 1992.^[3]

Between 2006 and 2008, the sets received accessibility upgrades, such as wheelchair spaces.^[4]

A refurbishment programme for the 7000 series fleet was announced in January 2024. The refurbishment includes a redesigned interior based on that of the 13000 series, audible door warnings, internal LCD information displays, LED lighting, and updated control equipment, as well as full-colour LED destination displays.^[5] The first treated set, 7002, returned to service on 21 January of that year.^[6] The entire fleet is scheduled to be refurbished by 2025.^[5]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

Formations

The seven-car trains are formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[7]^[8]

Sets 7001–7003
Designation	Mc	T	T	M	T	T	Mc
Numbering	7000	7500	7600	7150	7650	7550	7050

Set 7004
Designation	Mc	T	M	T	T	T	Mc
Numbering	7004	7504	7104	7604	7554	7654	7054

"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 along with the "7150" car.

Gallery

Inside a 7000 series train
Cabin of car 7001
Keihan 7053 in an older green livery
Set 7002 campaigning for Thomas & Friends in 2008
Keihan 7054 on a service to Yodoyabashi

References

^ "7000系" [7000 Series]. Keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "京阪電気鉄道現有車両プロフィール 2009" [Keihan Electric Railway Current Vehicle Profile 2009]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 822. Denkisha Kenkyukai: 256–258. 2009.
^ 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.
^ "7000 系リニューアル車両が営業運転を開始します！" [The refurbished 7000 series vehicles will begin commercial operation!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan: Keihan Electric Railway. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b 京阪，7000系リニューアル車両の営業運転を1月21日から開始 [Keihan to introduce refurbished 7000 series trains from 21 January]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ 京阪7000系7002編成にリニューアル記念ヘッドマーク [Keihan 7000 series set 7002 fitted with headboard commemorating refurbishment]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ 私鉄車両編成表 2009 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2009] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2009. p. 120. ISBN 978-4330082097.
^ 大手私鉄車両ファイル2018 [Major private railway rolling stock file, 2018]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 58, no. 688. Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2018.