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Hankyu 5000 series

{{Short description|Japanese train type}}

{{Expand Japanese|topic=transp|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox train

|name = Hankyu 5000 series

|image = File: HK5002F.jpg

|imagealt = Image of a 5000 series train

|imagesize = 300px

|caption = 5000 series on the Imazu Line

|service = 1967

|manufacturer = Naniwa Kōki

|numberbuilt = 47 cars

|formation = 6 (formerly 8) cars per trainset

|operator = Hankyu Corporation

|lines = {{Plainlist|

}}

}}

The {{nihongo|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.

History

The 5000 series were introduced in 1967 for direct operation onto the Sanyo Electric Railway via the newly-opened Kobe Rapid Railway Tozai Line.{{Cite web |date=14 November 2021 |title=50歳超えでも若々しい！ イケてるオヤジ電車・阪急5000系 |url=https://www.tetsudo.com/column/168/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Tetsudo.com |language=ja}} Sets were manufactured by Naniwa Koki, which would later become Alna Koki.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2018 |title=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 |url=https://response.jp/article/2018/04/03/308092.html |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Response Automotive Media |language=ja}}

Trains were converted from 8-car sets to 6-car sets through 2020.{{Cite web |date=21 February 2020 |title=阪急5000系5000編成が正雀へ |trans-title=Hankyu 5000 series set 5000 is transferred to Shojaku |url=https://railf.jp/news/2020/02/21/202000.html |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Formations

Sets are formed as follows:{{Cite book |title=私鉄車両編成表2021 |date=16 July 2021 |publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha |year= |isbn=9784330032214 |location=Japan |pages=148 |language=ja |trans-title=Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021}}

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!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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External links

  • [https://www.hankyu.co.jp/railfan/maroon/5000.html Official vehicle profile (in Japanese)]

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