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- 1. Hankyu 6300 blue-ribbon2: Tamanon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Hankyu 6330: Tamanon· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Hankyu 6300 series (阪急電鉄6300系, Hankyū Dentetsu 6300-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1975.
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 51 years ago, in 1975.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1975
- in service from
- 1975
- number built
- 72
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- ALNA Koki
- operators
- Hankyu Corporation
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 150 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
- formation
- 4 (previously 6/8) cars per trainset
- Dutch name
- Hankyu 6300 type
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4356306, Wikipedia: Hankyu 6300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.