Hankyu 5300 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Hankyu 5300 series (阪急電鉄5300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1972.^[1]

Operation

The 5300 series consists of eight-car and seven-car sets.

Seven car sets are not allowed on the Sakaisuji Line.

Formations

As of December 2020^[update], the fleet consists of 96 cars formed as eight-car and seven-car sets as follows, with two car spares. All "Mc" 5300 cars are at the Umeda end while all lead car "M'c" 5400 cars are at the Kyoto-Kawaramachi and Kita-Senri end.^[2]

8-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Mc	M'c	Mc	M'	T		M	M'c
Numbering	Mc 5300	Mc 5400	Mc 5300	Mc 5400	T 5850		M 5900	Mc 5400

The "Mc" and "M" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.

7-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	Mc	T	M'c	Mc	T	T	M'c
Numbering	Mc 5300	T 5850	Mc 5400	Mc 5300	T 5850		Mc 5400
Designation	Mc	M'	T			M	M'c
Numbering	Mc 5300	M 5800	T 5850			M 5900	Mc 5400
Designation	Mc	T		M'c	Mc	T	M'c
Numbering	Mc 5300	T 5850		Mc 5400	Mc 5300	T 5850	Mc 5400

The "Mc" and the "M" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.

2-car spare set

Car No.	1	2
Designation	M'
Numbering	M 5800

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.^[1] Paneling is made of faux wood.

Gallery

Inside a 5300 series car
A 5300 series set after renewal work. Note the drivers cabs sandwiched in the middle of the trainset

References

^ ^a ^b 山口, 益生 (29 June 2012). 阪急電車 [Hankyu Train] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: JTB Publishing. pp. 181–183. ISBN 978-4533086984.
^ "Hankyu Railway Fan Club Bulletin". Hankyu Railway. 88.