Keihan 5000 series


The Keihan 5000 series is an electric multiple unit commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Japan since 1970.

Formations

, the fleet consists of seven seven-car sets, formed as follows with four motored cars and three non-powered trailer cars.
DesignationTC1M1M2T2M3M4TC2
Numbering555x515x525x565x510x520x560x

Each of the four motored cars has one scissors-type pantograph. The "M1" car is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.
The T2 and M3 cars have a driving compartment at one end for depot shunting use, although driving controls have been removed from the two cars each in sets 5551 and 5552.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

History

First introduced in 1970, a total of 50 vehicles were built by 1980, including one car built in 1980 to replace a car damaged in a level crossing accident.