Kintetsu 5800 series

Kintetsu 5800 series
A 5800 series trainset
In service	1998–present [1][2]
Manufacturer	Kinki Sharyo
Number built	46 vehicles (8 sets)[1][2]
Number in service	46 vehicles (8 sets)
Formation	4/6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	DH01–DH05, DF11, DG12, DF13[1]
Operators	Kintetsu Railway
Depots	Saidaiji, Takayasu, Tomiyoshi
Lines served	A Kintetsu Namba Line A Kintetsu Nara Line B Kintetsu Kyoto Line B Kintetsu Kashihara Line H Kintetsu Tenri Line D Kintetsu Osaka Line E Kintetsu Nagoya Line M Kintetsu Yamada Line M Kintetsu Toba Line Hanshin Main Line Hanshin Namba Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum alloy
Car length	20,720 mm (68 ft 0 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height	4,150 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Traction system	Mitsubishi Electric
Power output	165 kW per motor
Acceleration	2.6 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC, overhead line
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Multiple working	9820 series
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Kintetsu 5800 series (近鉄5800系), nicknamed the "L/C car", is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway on standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)) commuter services in the Kansai area since 1998.[2]

The series won the Laurel Prize in 1998 by the Japan Railfan Club for having the most innovative features for trains entering service that year.[3]

Overview

Perpendicular seating has long been provided on long-distance services on the Osaka and Nagoya lines.[1] In previous Kintetsu 2600 series trainsets and related counterparts, fixed perpendicular seats were a common feature on these services. However, passengers complained about their lack of comfort.[4]

In the early to mid-1990s, the railway began experimenting with seats that could change between longitudinal (perimeter) and transverse (row) seating configurations. In January 1996, A 4-car 2600 series set would be retrofitted with rotating seats.[1] During peak hours, the seats would be configured in the transverse configuration and then switch to longitudinal configuration during off-peak hours.[1] By March of that year, the experiment was deemed a success and the feature would be implemented onto trains being ordered for the long-distance services.[4]

The 5800 series trainsets would enter service in 1998 on the Osaka and Nagoya lines.[2] One 4-car train and seven 6-car trains would be produced. These would also be the last trainsets to feature the signature conventional body design introduced in 1984, as Kintetsu would switch to a new body and livery starting with the 21 series introduced in 2000.

The series is the first^[clarification needed] to be delivered with rotating longitudinal/transverse seating. Other private railways such as Tobu, Keikyu, Keio, and Seibu would later implement rotating longitudinal/transverse seating on future rolling stock additions.

As of 2021, the seat configuration on all Kintetsu trains equipped with rotating seats is dependent on the line and time of day.[1]

Formations

As of 1 April 2016^[update], the fleet consists of seven six-car sets and one four-car set, formed as follows.[2]

Four-car set

The lone four-car set is allocated to Tomiyoshi Depot.[5]

Designation	Mc	T-	M	Tc
Numbering	Mo 5800	Sa 5710	Mo 5600	Ku 5300

Six-car sets

Six-car sets are allocated to Koan Depot and Saidaiji Depot, each with three sets.[5]

Designation	Mc	T-	M	T-	M	Tc
Numbering	Mo 5800	Sa 5700	Mo 5600	Sa 5500	Mo 5400	Ku 5300

Interior

• 
  Current perpendicular seating configuration
• 
  Current longitudinal seating configuration
• 
  Perpendicular seating configuration located at the car end
• 
  Rotating seats located at the car end

See also

• Seibu 40000 series, a Seibu Railway commuter EMU type that also features rotating longitudinal/transverse seating (some sets only)
• Tobu 50090 series and 70090 series, Tobu Railway commuter EMU types that also feature rotating longitudinal/transverse seating
• Keikyu 2100 series, a Keikyu commuter EMU type that also features transverse seating
• Keikyu N1000 series, another Keikyu commuter EMU type that also features rotating transverse seating (batches 20 and 21 only)
• Kintetsu 5820 series, a similar type with changing seat configurations operating for Kintetsu Railway, the curators of the design

References

1. 三好, 好三 (2016). 近鉄電車 [Kintetsu Railway] (in Japanese). Japan: JTBパブリッシング. p. 91. ISBN 9784533114359.
2. 諸河, 久 (1998). 日本の私鉄 近鉄２ [Japanese Private Kintetsu World (2)] (in Japanese). Japan: 保育社. p. 38. ISBN 978-4586509058.
3. "1998年 ブルーリボン・ローレル賞選定車両" [1998 Blue Ribbon Laurel Award Selected Vehicle]. jrc.gr.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. 近畿日本鉄道のひみつ [Kinki Nippon Railway's Secret] (in Japanese). Japan: PHP研究所. 2013. pp. 128, 129. ISBN 978-4569811420.
5. "大手私鉄車両ファイル2020 車両配置表" [Major Railway Company Vehicle File 2019 Vehicle Layout Table]. 鉄道ファン (in Japanese). 59. August 2019 – via 交友社.