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Hankyu 1000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· electric multiple unit train type operated by Hankyu in Japan since 2013

Hankyu 1000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 もんじゃ (Monja)· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Hankyu 1000 series (阪急電鉄1000系, Hankyū dentetsu 1000-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation on Hankyu Kobe Main Line services since November 2013, and on the Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line since December 2013.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 130 km/htop speed
  • seats 1,022passengers
  • built 152made 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

  • 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 1,022: 20 full city buses (~50 seats each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
—
status
in service
number built
152
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Hitachi
operators
Hankyu Corporation
top speed
130 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
8 cars per trainset
length
19 m
capacity
1,022 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q15243779, Wikipedia: Hankyu 1000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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