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Nankai 12000 series 
A 12000 series set on a Southern service, September 2011In service 1 September 2011– Manufacturer Tokyu Car Corporation Built at Yokohama Replaced Nankai 10000 series Constructed 2011– Number built 8 vehicles (2 sets) Number in service 8 vehicles (2 sets) Formation 4 cars per trainset Capacity 242 Operator Nankai Electric Railway Line(s) served Nankai Main Line, Nankai Wakayamakō Line Specifications Car body construction Stainless steel Car length 20,765 mm (end cars)
20,665 mm (intermediate cars)Width 2,820 mm Height 4,140 mm Floor height 1,150 mm Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Acceleration 2.5 km/h/s Deceleration 3.7 km/h/s (service)
4.0 km/h/s (emergency)Traction system MB-5091-A2 (180 kW) x4 per motor car (Variable-frequency) Power output 1,440 kW per 4-car set Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC Current collection method Overhead wire Bogies SS177M (motored)
SS177T (trailer)Multiple working Nankai 8000 series Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) The Nankai 12000 series (南海12000系) is an electric multiple unit train type operated by the Nankai Electric Railway in Japan on Southern Premium limited express services between Namba and Wakayamashi since 1 September 2011.[1] Two 4-car trainsets were delivered, replacing the older 10000 series sets.[2]
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Design
The new trains feature "Plasmacluster" air-purification technology developed by Sharp Corporation, representing the first use in a private operator (i.e. non-JR) train in Japan.[3]
Passenger seats are 460 mm wide, 25 mm wider than in previous trains, and AC power outlets are provided.[3]
Formation
The sets are formed as follows.[1]
Designation Mc1 T1 T2 Mc2 Numbering MoHa 12000 SaHa 12800 SaHa 12850 MoHa 12100 Weight (t) 41.5 30.5 32.0 40.5 Seating capacity 60 68 64 50 The two end cars are each fitted with one PT7144-B single-arm pantograph.[1]
History
The first two 4-car sets were delivered from the Tokyu Car Corporation factory in Yokohama in February 2011.[4]
See also
Media related to Nankai 12000 series at Wikimedia CommonsReferences
- ^ a b c "南海電気鉄道 12000系（特急車両） [Nankai Electric Railway 12000 series Limited Express EMU]". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 40 (328): p.78–79. August 2011.
- ^ "南海電気鉄道 12000系(特急車両) [Nankai 12000 series limited express EMU]". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 40 (327): p.69. July 2011.
- ^ a b "南海電鉄：特急「サザン」に新型車両 今秋にも運転 [Nankai to introduce new trains on "Southern" limited express services from this autumn]" (in Japanese). Mainichi jp. Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 17 January 2011. http://mainichi.jp/select/wadai/news/20110117k0000e040041000c.html. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "南海12000系が甲種輸送される [Nankai 12000 series delivered]" (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.. 8 February 2011. http://railf.jp/news/2011/02/09/143000.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
External links
Categories:- Electric multiple units of Japan
- 2011 introductions
- Tokyu Car rolling stock
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