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Hanshin 5700 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2015· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Hanshin 5700 series, photo 1 of 6
1/6 MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Hanshin 5700 series (阪神電鉄5700系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway in Japan since August 2015.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • seats 173passengers
  • built 28made 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 11 years ago, in 2015.
  • 18.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 173: 3 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
2015
in service from
2015
number built
28
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kinki Sharyo
operators
Hanshin Electric Railway
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
4 cars per trainset
length
18.8 m
capacity
173 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q20065013, Wikipedia: Hanshin 5700 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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