Kintetsu 21000 series

Kintetsu 21000 series
Kintetsu 21000 series
In service	1988 – Present
Manufacturer	Kinki Sharyo
Family name	Urban Liner plus
Entered service	18 March 1988
Number built	72 cars (11 sets)
Number in service	72 cars (11 sets)
Formation	6 or 8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	UL01 – UL11, UB01 – UB03
Operators	Kintetsu Railway
Specifications
Car length	21,200 mm (69 ft 7 in) 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)[1]
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)[1]
Height	4,150 mm (13 ft 7 in) 4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)[1]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	KD97[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 32nd Blue Ribbon Award in 1989.

The Kintetsu 21000 series (Japanese: 近鉄21000系電車) is a limited express train type operated by Kintetsu Railway. Their nickname is Urban Liner plus.[3] It received the Good Design Award in 1988 and it received the Blue Ribbon Award in 1989.[4][5]

References

1. 三好好三 (2016). 近鉄電車 [Kintetsu train] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 9784533115318.
2. "KD97 ／ 近畿日本鉄道21000系". rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
3. 『Rail Magazine』2003年10月号（第241号）、ネコ・パブリッシング、124 - 127頁
4. "近畿日本鉄道｜鉄路の名優". www.kintetsu.jp. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. "| Complete list of the winners". Good Design Award. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Kintetsu 21000 series at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu website (in Japanese)