Hankyu 7300 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Hankyu 7300 series (阪急電鉄7300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1982.^[2]

Formations

As of 1 April 2015^[update], the fleet consists of 83 cars formed as eight-car, six-car, and two-car sets as follows, with one car spare.^[3]

8-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Mc	M'	T	T	T	T	M	M'c
Type	Mc7300-1 Mc7300-2	M7800 M7800-2	T7850-1	T7850 T7850-1	T7850 T7850-1	T7850-1	M7900 M7900-2	Mc7400 Mc7400-2
Numbering	7300	7800	7850	7850	7850	7850	7900	7400
Designation	Mc	M'	T	To	To	T	M	M'c
Type	Mc7300-2	M7800-2	T7850-1	T7850-1	T7850-1	T7850-1	M7900-2	Mc7400-2
Numbering	7300	7840	7850	7950	7890	7850	7900	7400

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

2+6-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Mc	Tc	Mc	M'	T	T	M	M'c
Type	Mc7300-1	Tc7450-1	Mc7300-1	M7800 M7800-1	T7850 T7850-1	T7850 T7850-1	M7900-1	M'c7400 M'c7400-1
Numbering	7300	7450	7300	7800	7850	7850	7900	7400

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

2-car sets

Car No.	1	2
Designation	Mc	Tc
Type	Mc7300-1	Tc7450-1
Numbering	7300	7450

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

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.^[2]

History

The 7300 series trains were introduced from 1982.^[2]

Refurbishment

Refurbishments have been carried out for the 7300 series fleet since 2008.^[4]

The first set to be refurbished, 8-car set 7320, returned to service on 8 September 2008.^[5] It received a restyled front end with LED destination displays, as well as LCD information displays in the interior.^[4]

Eight-car set 7303 was the second set to be refurbished,^[6] returning to service on 15 July 2014. This set was retrofitted with a VVVF traction control system similar to that of the then-new 1300 series trains,^[7] and it also received other external and internal upgrades.^[8] Subsequently treated sets have followed this set's specifications.^[8]^[9]

The first refurbished set, set 7320, in July 2018
Refurbished set 7324

References

^ Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 291. ISBN 0-7106-2710-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 105. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
^ 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
^ ^a ^b 阪急7300系7320編成が試運転 [Test run of Hankyu 7300 series set 7320]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ 阪急7300系リニューアル車が営業運転を開始 [Refurbished Hankyu 7300 series set returns to service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ 阪急7300系7303編成が試運転 [Hankyu 7300 series set 7303 on test]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ 阪急電鉄株式会社8300系更新車両・7300系更新車両用電機品 [Electric equipment of 8300 and 7300 series retro-fit for Hankyu Corporation] (PDF) (Report) (in Japanese). Vol. 134. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b 阪急7300系7303編成が営業運転に復帰 [Hankyu 7300 series set 7303 returns to service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ 阪急7300系7322編成が営業運転に復帰 [Hankyu 7300 series set 7322 returns to service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2024.