Keihan 3000 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type

KW-77E (motored)^[1]
FS577 (trailer)^[1]

Safety system(s)Keihan ATSTrack gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keihan 3000 series (京阪3000系, Keihan 3000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) limited express train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Japan since 2008.^[2]

Formations

As of 1 April 2016^[update], the fleet consists of six eight-car trains (3001 to 3006), formed as follows with three motored ("M") cars and five non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[3]

As built (October 2008 – January 2021)

	← Sanjō / Demachiyanagi Yodoyabashi →
Designation	3000 (Mc1)	3500 (T1)	3600 (T2)	3700 (T3)	3150 (M)	3550 (T4)	3750 (T5)	3050 (Mc2)
Numbering	3001 ∥ 3006	3501 ∥ 3506	3601 ∥ 3606	3701 ∥ 3706	3151 ∥ 3156	3551 ∥ 3556	3751 ∥ 3756	3051 ∥ 3056

Sets with a Premium Car (January 2021 – present)

Sets with a Premium Car are formed as follows.^[4]

	← Sanjō / Demachiyanagi Yodoyabashi →
Designation	3000 (Mc1)	3500 (T1)	3600 (T2)	3700 (T3)	3150 (M)	3850 (T4)	3550 (T5)	3050 (Mc2)
Numbering	3001 ∥ 3006	3501 ∥ 3506	3601 ∥ 3606	3701 ∥ 3706	3151 ∥ 3156	3851 ∥ 3856	3551 ∥ 3556	3051 ∥ 3056

The Mc and M cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.^[3]

Interior

Standard cars

Passenger accommodation consists of 2+1 abreast transverse seating, with longitudinal seating at the car ends.^[2] Each car has priority seating and a wheelchair space.^[3] LCD information displays are featured above each door.^[1]

Interior view

Premium Car

Passenger accommodation for the Premium Car consists of twelve rows of 2+1 abreast reclining seats, and four additional reclining seats, for a total of 40 seats. Wheelchair accommodation is provided.^[5]

Interior view of a Premium Car
Backrest warmer button

History

The 3000 series trains were introduced into service on 19 October 2008, coinciding with the opening of the Keihan Nakanoshima Line.^[6] It was initially used on most service patterns, but later was redeployed on limited express services.^[2]

The trains received the Laurel Prize in 2009.^[2]

Set 3001 in September 2018

Premium Car introduction

From 31 January 2021, all sets' sixth cars were replaced in service with newly built Premium Cars at a total cost of ¥1.2 billion (US$10.93 million).^[7] The new cars allow premium services to be provided on all daytime express trains.^[8] While the outgoing cars' future was undecided at the time, it was confirmed that they will not be scrapped.^[5] In June 2023, outgoing car 3751 was renumbered 13871 and inserted into 13000 series set 13021, replacing car 13771 of that set.^[9] The following month saw car 3753 renumbered to 13873 and inserted into set 13023.^[10]

The 3000 series' Premium Cars share some attributes with those of the 8000 series fleet, such as the golden passenger door on each side and Nanoe X air purifiers. However, they feature a seat pitch of 1,040 millimetres (41 in), a 20-millimetre (4⁄5 in) increase over those of the 8000 series.^[8] They also feature compact "Infoverre Window Series Bar Type" external LCD destination displays.^[11]

The introduction of the Premium Cars led to the 3000 series receiving the Laurel Prize again in 2022, with the Japan Railfan Club citing the cars' "high degree of perfection".^[12]

A 3000 series Premium Car, February 2021
"Infoverre" external destination display

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 京阪電気鉄道 3000系 [Keihan Electric Railway 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 48, no. 571. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 2008. pp. 65–70 – via railf-library.jp.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 私鉄車両年鑑2015 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2015. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-8022-0003-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 134. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
^ 私鉄車両編成表 2021 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2021. p. 142. ISBN 978-4330032214.
^ ^a ^b "京阪3000系「プレミアムカー」新造車ならではの改良も - 写真69枚" [Keihan 3000 series "Premium Car" features improvements unique to the newly-built cars - 69 photos]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ 京阪3000系乗車記 [Riding the Keihan 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 49, no. 573. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 2009. pp. 84–88 – via railf-library.jp.
^ "京阪が「青のプレミアムカー」披露全席指定の高級感：朝日新聞デジタル" [Keihan unveils luxurious, reserved-seating "Blue Premium Car"]. Asashi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "京阪，2021年1月から「プレミアムカー」サービスを拡大〜3000系車両全編成に新造した「プレミアムカー」を導入〜" [Keihan to expand "Premium Car" services from January 2021]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "京阪13000系13021編成に13871号車が組み込まれる" [Insertion of car 13871 to Keihan 13000 series set 13021]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "京阪13000系13023編成に13873号車が組み込まれる" [Keihan 13000 series set 13023 receives replacement car 13873]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "AGCのinfoverre Windowシリーズ Barタイプ、京阪電鉄3000系プレミアムカーに採用" [AGC's infoverre Window Series Bar type adopted for Keihan Electric Railway 3000 series Premium Car]. PR Times. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "2022年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定" [2022 Blue Ribbon Award / Laurel Prize recipients decided]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2022.