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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hankyu 8300 Series 8315F: HNKYU· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 阪急電鉄8300系: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Hankyu8300Series02: Kansai explorer at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Hanku 8300 series 8333 car 2016-10-16: Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Hankyu 8300 8331F 4cars Arashiyama Line: にぶさま· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Hankyu 8300 8331F 4cars at Katsura Sta: にぶさま· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Hankyu 8300 8331F LCD Information Board: にぶさま· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Hankyu 8300 series 2019-11-18 (50094483031): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Hankyu 8300 series 2019-11-18 (50094484551): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Hankyu 8300 Series 8304F: ガラスパゴス· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Hankyu 8300 series (阪急電鉄8300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.
- 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 37 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1989
- in service from
- 1989
- status
- in service
- number built
- 84
- 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
- 2/4/6/8 cars per trainset
- length
- 18.9 m
- Dutch name
- Hankyu 8300
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3126813, Wikipedia: Hankyu 8300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.