Sanyo 5030 series

Sanyo 5030 series
Sanyo 5030 series
	A Sanyo 5030 series on the Hanshin Main Line, July 2007
In service	June 1997 – present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number built	12 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service	12 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Operators	Sanyo Electric Railway
Lines served	Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line; Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line; Hanshin Main Line;
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height	4,100 mm (13 ft 5 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Traction system	Variable-frequency
Power output	170 kW (230 hp) × 4 per motored car
Acceleration	2.8 km/(h⋅s) (1.7 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.6 mph/s) (service); 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency);
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (overhead wire)
Current collection	Pantograph
Bogies	W93A (motored); W94A (trailer);
Safety system(s)	ATS
Coupling system	Knuckle-Type
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Sanyo Electric Railway 5030 series (山陽電鉄5030系, San'yō Dentetsu 5030-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since June 1997.^[1]

Design

The trains are based on the earlier 5000 series design, and incorporate improvements to reduce noise and facilitate maintenance.^[1]

Formation

As of 1 April 2014, two 6-car sets were in service, formed as follows with three motored "M" cars per set.^[1]^[2]

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T	M3	Tc2
Numbering	563x	523x	523x	553x	523x	563x
Weight (t)	28.3	33.7	33.1	24.4	33.7	28.3
Capacity (total/seated)	120/36	130/42	130/42	130/42	130/42	120/36

The M1 and M3 cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.^[2]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of transverse seating arranged 2+1 abreast, with seat backs that can be flipped over automatically to face the direction of travel.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "山陽電鉄5030系" [Sanyo Electric Railway 5030 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 37, no. 436. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 1997. p. 54.
^ ^a ^b 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 157. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.

[railfan436-1] "山陽電鉄5030系" [Sanyo Electric Railway 5030 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 37, no. 436. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 1997. p. 54.

[jrrprivate2014-2] 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 157. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.

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