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Hankyu 9300 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· from 2003· electric multiple unit train type operated by Hankyu in Japan

Hankyu 9300 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Toshiki Miyake· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Hankyu 9300 series (阪急電鉄9300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 2003.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 115 km/htop speed
  • built 88made 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

  • First built 23 years ago, in 2003.
  • 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 23 years.

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

spec sheet

built
2003
in service from
2003
status
in service
number built
88
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Hitachi Rail, Hitachi, Alna Sharyo
operators
Hankyu Corporation
top speed
115 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead catenary
formation
8 cars per trainset
length
18.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3126819, Wikipedia: Hankyu 9300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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