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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hankyu-Series8000-8100: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Hankyu-Series8000-8103: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. HK-8000series: Onagadori· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. HANKYU 8000 Series 8001F: HNKYU· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Hankyu 8000 8031F 8151 at Imazu-Line: にぶさま· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Hankyu 8000 8042 Limited Express: モロシ (Moroshi)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Hankyu 8000 series 8006 car-led set at Hotarugaike Station (30826768326): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Hankyu 8000 series at Umeda Station (30562104010): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Hankyu 8000 series at Umeda Station 2016-10-16: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Hankyu 8000 series leaving Hibarigaoka Hanayashiki Station: rok1966· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Hankyu 8000 series (阪急電鉄8000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1989.
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 37 years ago, in 1989.
- 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
- 1989
- in service from
- 1988
- number built
- 98
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- ALNA Koki
- operators
- Hankyu Corporation
- top speed
- 115 km/h
- power
- 170 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
- formation
- 2/8 (formerly 6) cars per trainset
- length
- 19 m
- Dutch name
- Hankyu 8000
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11656726, Wikipedia: Hankyu 8000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.