Hankyu 3100 series


The Hankyu 3100 series is an electric multiple unit train type formerly operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation from 1964 until 2016.

Formations

Trains were formed as four-car and permanently coupled 3+3-car sets, as follows.

4-car sets

Car 2 was fitted with two pantographs, and car 3 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.

3+3-car sets

Cars 2 and 5 were each fitted with two pantographs, and car 5 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.
One 3100 series car, 3651, is inserted in 3000 series four-car set 3007.

History

40 3100 series cars were built between 1964 and 1967 for use on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. Initially not air-conditioned, the fleet was retro-fitted with air-conditioning between 1975 and 1981.
The last remaining set, four-car set 3150, was withdrawn following its final run on 8 July 2016.