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what is it?
The Hankyu 1100 series (阪急電鉄1100系, Hankyū dentetsu 1100-kei) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation on the Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line from 1956 until 1989.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 70 years ago, in 1956.
- 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 35 years (1956–1991).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1956
- in service from
- 1956
- retired
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 51
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Alna Koki
- operators
- Hankyu Corporation
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC, later 1,500 V DC overhead lines
- formation
- 2/3/4 cars per trainset
- length
- 19 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16149418, Wikipedia: Hankyu 1100 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.