Semboku 7000 series

The Semboku 7000 series (泉北7000系, Senboku 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Semboku Rapid Railway.[1]

Semboku 7000 series
A Semboku 7000 series in 2018
In service1996–present
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Replaced100 series
Constructed
  • 7000 series: 1996–1998
  • 7020 series: 2007–2008
Entered service
  • 7000 series: 1996
  • 7020 series: 2007
Number built
  • 7000 series: 26 vehicles (6 sets)
  • 7020 series: 18 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in service
  • 7000 series: 26 vehicles (6 sets)
  • 7020 series: 18 vehicles (4 sets)
Formation2/4/6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers
  • 7000 series:7501–7511
    (odd numbers only)
  • 7020 series:7521–7525, 7571
    (odd numbers only)
Capacity
  • 157 (intermediate cars)
  • 146 (end cars)
Operator(s) Semboku Rapid Railway
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminum
Car length
  • 20.825 m (68 ft 3.9 in)(end cars)
  • 20.725 m (67 ft 11.9 in)(intermediate cars)
Width2,844 mm (9 ft 4.0 in)
Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction systemSquirrel-Cage inverter
Acceleration2.5 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Braking system(s)Electric Command
Multiple working7020 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Sets introduced in 2007 are designated as 7020 series.

7000 series

Trainsets are formed as follows:

Six-car sets
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T M3 Tc2
Numbering KuHa 7500 MoHa 7000 MoHa 7100 SaHa 7600 MoHa 7200 Kuha 7500

Four-car sets
Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering KuHa 7500 MoHa 7000 MoHa 7100 Kuha 7500

Two-car sets
Car No. 1 2
Designation Tc Mc
Numbering KuHa 7551 MoHa 7552

7020 series

Trainsets are formed as follows:

Six-car sets
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T M3 Tc2
Numbering KuHa 7520 MoHa 7020 MoHa 7120 SaHa 7620 MoHa 7220 Kuha 7520

Four-car set
Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering KuHa 7520 MoHa 7020 MoHa 7120 Kuha 7520

Two-car set
Car No. 1 2
Designation Tc Mc
Numbering KuHa 7571 MoHa 7772

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal seating throughout.

  • Inside a 7020 series car
    Inside a 7020 series car
  • LCD Screen
    LCD Screen
  • Cab area
    Cab area

History

The 7000 series first appeared in 1996.[2] It is the second original design for the Semboku Railway following the 5000 series.[3]

These are the second series in the Semboku fleet to feature aluminum bodies and VVVF inverters.[2]

The 7020 series was introduced in 2007 and implements a selection of improvements to the original 7000 series including more handstraps, stanctions, and distinguishable priority seating.[4] The difference between the 7020 series and the 7000 series is that the 7020 series has a distinguishable single centered front door.[3]

Operations

The trains are used on through-services from Namba to Izumi-Chūō via the Nankai Main Line and Semboku Line, as well as on services on the Koya Line.[5]

Special liveries

As the flagship rolling stock of the Semboku Rapid Railway,[6] the trainsets have been painted in various promotional liveries. From April 2015 through 2018,[7] 7020 series set 7521 was wrapped in a livery to promote the 20th anniversary of the opening Izumi-Chūō station.[8] Starting in October 2017, 7000 series set 7509 was wrapped in a livery to promote characters featured at the Osaka Prefectural Children's Center.[9] This wrap was named "Frontier" from October 2017.

  • Celebrational wrap on set 7521
    Celebrational wrap on set 7521
  • "Frontier" wrap on set 7509
    "Frontier" wrap on set 7509

References
  1. "7000系" [7000 Series]. Semboku.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "新型車両プロフィールガイド 泉北高速鉄道7000系" [New Vehicle Profile Guide Semboku Rapid Railway 7000 Series]. Railway Journal. 30 (8): 82–85. August 1996.
  3. Osamu, Takahashi (2013). 南海電車 [Nankai train] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 9784533093715.
  4. "泉北高速鉄道7020系誕生。" [Semboku Rapid Railway 7020 series is born.]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. Nankai Electric Railway (2014). 南海電鉄のひみつ [The secret of Nankai Electric Railway] (in Japanese). PHP Institute. p. 153. ISBN 9784569818634.
  6. のりものスーパーずかん2237 「最強のりものヒーローズ」特別編集 (in Japanese). Japan: Gakken Plus. 29 December 2015. p. 85. ISBN 9784052043635.
  7. "ラッピング電車の運用休止について"" [Wrapping Train Operation Suspension]. Semboku Railway Online. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018.
  8. "和泉中央駅開業２０周年記念イベント ～記念列車の運行と出発式について～【このイベントは、終了しました】" [20th Anniversary Event of Izumi-Chuo Station-Commemorative Train Operation and Departure Ceremony- [This event has ended]]. Semboku Railway Online (in Japanese). 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. "ラッピング電車「フロンティア号」を運行します" [We operate the wrapping train "Frontier"]. Semboku Railway Online (in Japanese). 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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