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- 1. Hankyu 1300: Tamanon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Hankyu 1300 cool: Tamanon· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Hankyu 1300 series (阪急電鉄1300系, Hankyū dentetsu 1300-kei) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line from 1957 until 1987.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 30 years (1957–1987).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1987
- status
- retired
- number built
- 16
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- ALNA Koki
- operators
- Hankyu Corporation
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600/1,500 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 Q16149859, Wikipedia: Hankyu 1300 series (1957) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.