10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 阪急電鉄6000系6005F 急行 大阪梅田行: ATTESA-R· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Hankyu 6004F: The original uploader was Sakamoto hiei at Japanese Wikipedia .· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Hankyu 6000 series 6006 car-led set at Hotarugaike Station (30863242585): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Hankyu 6000 series Takarazuka Line local 2012-03-28: rok1966· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. HANKYU-6000-6008: 投稿者:Kumoha590· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Hankyu 6000 series 6110 at Shukugawa Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Hankyu 6000 series at Umeda Station (30863340035): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Hankyu 6000 series at Hotarugaike Station 2016-10-17: Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Hankyu 6000 series at Umeda Station (30227774463): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Hankyu 6000 series at Umeda Station (30231248354): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
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
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.
