10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HK-3100series-3158F: Onagadori· CC BY 2.5
- 2. Hankyu 3100 door: Tamanon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Hankyu3100F: hunagawa· CC BY 3.0
- 4. Hankyu3100Series: Toshiki Miyake· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. 3120 skirt: Tamanon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Noseden 3100 series: Nobbiman at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Noseden3100-shanai: 小倉商事· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. NoseRailway3170F: Toshiki Miyake· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. ありがとう のせでん3100系: Juliet・Nanami· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 能勢電3100系と1700系: chloe· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Hankyu 3100 series (阪急電鉄3100系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation from 1964 until 2016.
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 62 years ago, in 1964.
- 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 52 years (1964–2016).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1964
- in service from
- 1964
- retired
- 2016
- status
- retired
- number built
- 40
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Alna Kōki
- operators
- Hankyu Corporation
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 120 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600/1,500 V DC overhead catenary
- formation
- 3/4 cars per trainset
- length
- 19 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q26482327, Wikipedia: Hankyu 3100 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.