Hankyu 9300 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+12 in)

The Hankyu 9300 series (阪急電鉄9300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 2003.[2]

Operations

The 8-car 9300 series trains operate on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line, primarily on limited express services.[2][3]

Formations

As of 1 April 2012, the fleet consisted of eleven eight-car sets formed as follows, with three motored (M) cars and five non-powered trailer (T) cars.[3]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc1 T1 T2 T1 M1 Mc2
Type Mc9300-1 T9850 T9870 T9850 M9800-1 Mc9400-1
Numbering 9300 9850 9870 9880 9890 9860 9800 9400

The "Mc1" and "M1" cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[3]

  • 9300 series fast build train, October 2008
    9300 series fast build train, October 2008
  • 9300 series second build train, July 2006
    9300 series second build train, July 2006
  • 9300 series third build train, July 2018
    9300 series third build train, July 2018

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of transverse seating, with longitudinal bench seating at the car ends.[2]

  • Transverse seating in a 9300 series train
    Transverse seating in a 9300 series train
  • Longitudinal seats
    Longitudinal seats

Future plans

On 21 November 2023, Hankyu Corporation announced that a new seat reservation service, branded PRiVACE, is due to be introduced in July 2024 on Kyoto Main Line Limited Express services.[4] A total of 6 sets of the 9300 series is scheduled to temporarily incorporate one reserved seat car each as the fourth car from the Osaka end and operate alongside one newly-built 2300 series[Note 2] set initially. As delivery of further 2300 series sets progresses in the future, the PRiVACE cars will gradually be transferred to the 2300 series fleet.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ 1st generation that was introduced in 1960
  2. ^ 2nd generation that is scheduled to be introduced in 2024

References

  1. ^ a b "阪急の豪華な座席指定車の"最終形"とは? 既存車両への組み込みは「あくまで一時的」". Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 74. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
  3. ^ a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. July 2012. p. 141. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.
  4. ^ "阪急京都線に導入する座席指定サービスの名称は「PRiVACE」に". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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