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Hankyu 3100 series

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Hankyu 3100 series
3100 series original style 4-car set 3158 in July 2007
In service1964–2016
ManufacturerAlna Kōki[1]
Constructed1964–67
Number built40 vehicles
Number in servicenone
Formation3/4 cars per trainset
OperatorsHankyu Corporation
Lines servedHankyu Takarazuka Main Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Power output120 kW (160 hp) per motor[1]
Electric system(s)600/1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Braking system(s)Dynamic brake
Electro-pneumatic brake
Safety system(s)ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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

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Trains were formed as four-car and permanently coupled 3+3-car sets, as follows.[2]

4-car sets

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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.[2]

3+3-car sets

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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.[2]

One 3100 series car, 3651, is inserted in 3000 series four-car set 3007.[2]

History

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40 3100 series cars were built between 1964 and 1967 for use on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line.[3] Initially not air-conditioned, the fleet was retro-fitted with air-conditioning between 1975 and 1981.[3]

The last remaining set, four-car set 3150, was withdrawn following its final run on 8 July 2016.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 291. ISBN 0-7106-2710-6.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ 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.