Keihan 6000 series

The Keihan 6000 series (京阪6000系, Keihan 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1983.^[1]

Keihan 6000 series
Keihan 6000 series train on a service to Yoyodabashi
In service	1983–
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Family name	City commuter
Constructed	1983–1993
Entered service	1983
Refurbished	2013–
Number built	115 vehicles
Number in service	112 vehicles (14 sets)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	6001–6014
Capacity	97 (end cars) 101 (intermediate cars)
Operators	Keihan Electric Railway
Lines served	Keihan Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Train length	149,600 mm (490 ft 10 in)
Car length	18,700 mm (61 ft 4 in)
Width	2,720 mm (8 ft 11 in)
Height	4,185 mm (13 ft 8.8 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
Traction system	TDK–8135A
Power output	155 kW (208 hp)
Acceleration	2.5 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)	Scissors-type pantograph
Safety system(s)	Keihan ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The series won the Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club in 1984.^[1]

Overview

The 6000 series was introduced in 1983 with 11 7-car sets built by the end of 1983. The remaining 38 cars would be built in 10 batches between 1986 and 1993.^[2]

The sixth batch, built in 1989, was a seven-car set with four cars being built as prototypes for next-generation VVVF traction motors. In 1993, three of those test vehicles would be renumbered and incorporated into an existing 7000 series set.^[2] In lieu, three replacement cars would be built in December 1993 as the tenth and last batch of the series.

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

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

Formations

The eight-car trains are formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[4]

Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Mc	M	T	T	T	T	M	Mc
Numbering	6000	6100	6600	6500	6750	6550	6150	6050

• "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
• "M" cars are motored intermediate cars.
• "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
• The "Mc 6000" and "M 6150" cars each have two scissors-type pantographs.

History

Refurbishment

Refurbished set 6011 in November 2019

Refurbished interior, September 2014

Beginning in fiscal 2013, the 6000 series fleet has undergone a refurbishment programme.^[5] The refurbishment includes a redesigned interior based on that of the 13000 series, with wider bucket-style seats, audiovisual door warnings, internal LCD information displays, LED lighting throughout, and accessibility improvements.^[6] The first treated sets returned to service on 5 September 2014.^[7]

Gallery

• 
  Driver controls of Keihan 6053
• 
  Set 6004 in September 2018
• 
  Keihan 6001 in an older green livery