Hankyu 3100 series

Hankyu 3100 series

4-car set 3158 in July 2007
In service 1964–2016
Constructed 1964–67
Number built 40 vehicles
Number in service 1 vehicle
Formation 3/4 cars per trainset
Operator(s) Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) served Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead catenary
Safety system(s) ATS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Hankyu 3100 series (阪急電鉄3100系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation from 1964 until 2016.

Formations

Trains were formed as four-car and permanently coupled 3+3-car sets, as follows.[1]

4-car sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Tc M T M'c
Numbering 3150 3600 3650 3101

Car 2 was fitted with two pantographs, and car 3 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[1]

3+3-car sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Tc M M'c Tc M M'c
Numbering 3150 3600 3100 3150 3600 3100

Cars 2 and 5 were each fitted with two pantographs, and car 5 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[1]

One 3100 series car, 3651, is inserted in 3000 series four-car set 3007.[1]

History

40 3100 series cars were built between 1964 and 1967 for use on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line.[2] Initially not air-conditioned, the fleet was retro-fitted with air-conditioning between 1975 and 1981.[2]

The last remaining set, four-car set 3150, was withdrawn following its final run on 8 July 2016.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 139. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  2. 1 2 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 97. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  3. ↑ 阪急電鉄「3100系引退記念」ヘッドマーク [Hankyu "3100 series withdrawal commemoration" head board]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 388. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. August 2016. p. 76.
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