Keihan 10000 series


The Keihan 10000 series is an electric multiple unit commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 2002.

Design

The 10000 series trains were developed from the earlier 7200 series and 9000 series trains, and have long aluminium-body cars each with three pairs of sliding doors per side.

Operations

Since 2007, the 10000 series sets are primarily used on Keihan Katano Line driver-only operation services.

Formations

, the fleet consists of six four-car sets formed as follows, with two motored cars and two non-powered trailer cars.

4-car sets

Set 10001, reformed as a seven-car set in 2016, is formed as follows.
Car 10701 was renumbered from 9000 series car 9601, car 10101 was renumbered from former 7200 series car 7301, and 10751 was renumbered from former 9000 series car 9602.

Interior

History

A total of six four-car sets were built, with three sets built in 2002 and three in 2006. From 2009, the fleet was repainted into the new Keihan commuter train livery of dark green and white, with the entire fleet treated by 2010.
In February 2015, set 10001 was reformed as a seven-car set by adding two former 9000 series cars and a former 7200 series car made surplus when former eight-car sets were reduced to seven cars in 2015.