Shintetsu 6500 series

Shintetsu 6500 series
Shintetsu 6500 series
Set 6503 in February 2017
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at Kobe
Replaced 1000 series
Constructed 2015–
Entered service 21 May 2016
Number built 9 vehicles (3 sets)
Number in service 9 vehicles (3 sets) (as of February 2018)
Formation 3 cars per trainset
Capacity 354 (including 237 standing)
Operator(s) Kobe Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 18,290 mm (60 ft 0 in) (end cars)
18,140 mm (59 ft 6 in) (intermediate cars)
Width 2,700 mm (8 ft 10 in)
Height 4,030 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Floor height 1,140 mm (3 ft 9 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)
Traction system Variable frequency (SiC)
Traction motors MB-5158-B 140 kW traction motors x 8
Power output 1,120 kW
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead line
Bogies KW-211 (motored), KW-212 (trailer)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Shintetsu 6500 series (神戸電鉄6500系, Kōbe Dentetsu 6500-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) in Japan since May 2016.

Design

The trains were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe.[1] Based on the earlier 6000 series trains also built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, they have stainless steel bodies with three pairs of sliding doors per side.[1]

Formation

The trains are formed as three-car sets as follows, with two motored driving ("Mc") cars sandwiching a non-powered trailer ("T") intermediate car.[2]

Designation Mc1TMc2
Numbering 650x660x650x
Weight (t) 34.229.634.2
Capacity (Total/seated) 115/37124/43115/37

The two motored cars each have one PT7162-A single-arm pantograph.[2]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating. LCD passenger information screens above the doorways provides information in four languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.[1] Each car includes a wheelchair space.[2]

History

Details of the new order were announced in June 2015.[1] The first set, 6501, entered service on 21 May 2016.[3]

Fleet/build details

The individual build histories for the fleet are as follows.[4]

Set No.ManufacturerDate delivered
6501Kawasaki Heavy Industries29 February 2016
6503Kawasaki Heavy Industries1 February 2017
6505February 2018[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 神戸電鉄6500系、新型車両を2016年春導入! 川崎重工が製造、1000系を置換え [Kobe Electric Railway to introduce new 6500 series from spring 2016, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries to replace 1000 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 神戸電鉄6500系 [Kobe Electric Railway 6500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 664. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2016. p. 59-61.
  3. ↑ 神戸電鉄6500系が営業運転を開始 [Kobe Electric Railway 6500 series enters service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表 2017 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 167. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  5. ↑ 神戸電鉄6500系第3編成が営業運転を開始 [3rd Kobe Electric Railway 6500 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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