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Keihan 5000 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keihan 5000 series (京阪5000系, Keihan 5000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Japan from 1970 until September 2021.^[2]

Formations

The fleet consisted of seven seven-car sets (5551 to 5557), formed as follows with four motored cars and three non-powered trailer cars.^[3]

Designation	TC1	M1	M2	T2	M3	M4	TC2
Numbering	555x	515x	525x	565x	510x	520x	560x

Each of the four motored ("M") cars has one scissors-type pantograph.^[3] The "M1" car is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.^[3]

The T2 and M3 cars have a driving compartment at one end for depot shunting use, although driving controls have been removed from the two cars each in sets 5551 and 5552.^[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.^[2]

Rush hour only doors in day time

History

First introduced in 1970, a total of 50 vehicles were built by 1980, including one car built in 1980 to replace a car damaged in a level crossing accident.^[2]

Set 5556 in original livery in April 2008

The last 5000 series train made its final run on September 4, 2021, following a postponement from June 1, 2021, due to a review of train operations. ^[4]

Preserved examples

One cab end is preserved at Kuzuha Mall.^[5]

5551 cab end in May 2023

References

^ 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. 19 July 2017. p. 136–139, 196 – 197. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 76. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 134. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
^ "京阪5000系、引退は9月に延期 | 鉄道ニュース".
^ "5000系車両をKUZUHA MALLのSANZEN-HIROBAに復刻展示します～復刻展示に向けたイベントやオリジナルグッズの販売も実施します～" (PDF). www.keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Keihan Holdings Co.,Ltd. August 28, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.