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Hankyu 5300 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by ALNA Koki· from 1972· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Hankyu 5300 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Hankyu 5300 series (阪急電鉄5300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1972.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 115 km/htop speed
  • power 140 kWpower output
  • built 105made in total

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 54 years ago, in 1972.
  • 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1972
in service from
1972
number built
105
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
ALNA Koki
operators
Hankyu Corporation
top speed
115 km/h
power
140 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead catenary
formation
7/8 cars per trainset
length
18.9 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q11656719, Wikipedia: Hankyu 5300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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