Nankai 50000 series

Nankai 50000 series
In service	1994 - Present
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car Corporation
Family name	Rapi:t
Constructed	1994
Number built	36 vehicles
Number in service	36 vehicles (6 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Capacity	252
Operator	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s) served	Nankai Main Line, Nankai Airport Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Carbon steel
Train length	125,600 millimetres (4,940 in)
Width	2,850 millimetres (112 in)
Height	4,140 millimetres (163 in)
Doors	Plug doors: 1 per car
Maximum speed	110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) (Nankai Line) 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) (Airport Line)
Weight	219 t
Acceleration	2.5 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.7 km/h/s (service), 4.0 km/h/s (emergency)
Traction system	Variable-frequency
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Pantograph
Bogies	Bolsterless SS-137 SS-037
Braking system(s)	Regenerative electric braking
Safety system(s)	ATS
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Nankai 50000 series (南海50000系^?) is a limited express EMU operated by the Nankai Electric Railway. These 6-car trains were introduced in 1994 on the new Rapi:t limited express service on the Nankai Airport line serving the Kansai International Airport which opened on 4 September 1994.

Design

The external styling of the train was the work of Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, an architect who was also responsible for designing Uji Station on the Keihan Electric Railway Uji Line. The design theme was "Outdated Future". The end cars feature streamlined cabs with no gangway connections. The cars are painted an all-over metallic deep blue colour. The side windows are elliptical in shape, giving an aircraft-like appearance.

Interior equipment

All seats in standard and super-seat cars (Nos 5 and 6) are reserved and no smoking. Cars 3 and 5 feature a service counter and vending machines.

Use

It is used on the Airport Line Rapi:t limited express services. The trains run between Namba and Chiyoda Depot, and have also been used occasionally on special-event services to Wakayamashi and Misakikoen.

External links

• Limited Express Rapi:t - Nankai Railway Official Website in English