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#4282· Hankyu 6000

Hankyu 6000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by ALNA Koki· from 1976· electric multiple unit train type operated by Hankyu in Japan

Hankyu 6000 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Hankyu 6000 series (阪急電鉄6000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu since 1976.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 140 kWpower output
  • built 130made 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 50 years ago, in 1976.
  • 19 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
1976
in service from
1976
number built
130
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
ALNA Koki
operators
Nose Electric Railway, Hankyu Corporation
top speed
110 km/h
power
140 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead catenary
formation
2/3/4/8 cars per trainset
length
19 m
Dutch name
Hankyu 6000

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11656720, Wikipedia: Hankyu 6000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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