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Hanshin 1000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2007· Japanese electric multiple unit train type operated by Hanshin Electric Railway

🚆 multiple unit electric

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Hanshin-Series1000-1606: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Hanshin 1000 1202F Re Vermilion: にぶさま· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Hanshin 1000 series: Jr223 at Japanese Wikipedia· Public domain
4. Hanshin 1000 1203F Kintetsu Nara Line sub-express 2014-01-25 (12364938343): 松原誠· CC BY 2.0
5. Hanshin 1000 1601F+9000 9203F Kintetsu Nara Line rapid express 2012-10-21 (12083540445): 松原誠· CC BY 2.0
6. Hanshin 1000 SDGs Train at Kintetsu Higashi-Hanazono: Mr.ちゅらさん· CC BY 4.0
7. Hanshin 1000 series 1201 on test-ride: Jr223 at Japanese Wikipedia· Public domain
8. Hanshin 1000 series 1203 at Tsuruhashi: いえろーらいん· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Hanshin 1000 series 1203F (49904023131): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. Hanshin 1000 series 1207 at Naruo・Mukogawajoshidai-Mae: いえろーらいん· CC BY-SA 4.0

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what is it?

The Hanshin 1000 series (阪神電鉄1000系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway in Japan since 2007.

who runs it

Hanshin Electric Railway

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
power 170 kWpower output
built 96made 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 19 years ago, in 2007.
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: 2007
in service from: 2007
number built: 96
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Kinki Sharyo
operators: Hanshin Electric Railway
top speed: 110 km/h
power: 170 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
formation: 2/6 cars per trainset
length: 19 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11656864, Wikipedia: Hanshin 1000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.