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Hankyu 1300 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· Japanese train, introduced March 2014

Hankyu 1300 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Hankyu 1300 series (阪急電鉄1300系, Hankyū 1300-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation on Hankyu Kyoto Main Line services since March 2014.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 130 km/htop speed
  • seats 1,044passengers
  • built 128made 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

  • 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 1,044: 21 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
128
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
18.9 m
capacity
1,044 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16149848, Wikipedia: Hankyu 1300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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