Hanshin 5700 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Notes/references

This train won the 59th Blue Ribbon Award in 2016.

The Hanshin 5700 series (阪神電鉄5700系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway in Japan since August 2015.^[1]

Design

The trains feature passenger-operated door buttons, unusual in the Kansai region.^[1]

Set 5701 in July 2015

Formation

As of 1 April 2016^[update], one four-car set is in service.^[2] Trains are formed as four-car sets, as shown below, with all cars motored, although only one bogie on each of the end cars is motored.^[3]

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Mc1	M1	M2	Mc2
Numbering	570x (odd)	580x (odd)	580x (even)	570x (even)
Designation	Mc1	M1	M2	Mc2
Weight (t)	34.0	37.0		34.0
Capacity (total/seated)	124/41	133/46	133/45	124/41

The M1 car has two single-arm pantographs, and the M2 car has one.^[3]

Mc2 car 5704 of set 5703 in May 2017
M2 car 5804 of set 5703 in May 2017
M1 car 5803 of set 5703 in May 2017
Mc1 car 5703 of set 5703 in May 2017

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with blue moquette seat covers.^[3] LED lighting is used in the interiors, and 32-inch half-height LCD passenger information screens are provided above three out of six doorways per car, with information provided in four languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.^[3]

An interior view in September 2015
Longitudinal bench seating in October 2015
Door button

History

Details of the new trains were officially announced in March 2015.^[4] The first set delivered, 5701, entered revenue service from 24 August 2015.^[5]

In May 2016, the 5700 series was awarded the 2016 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.^[6] A presentation ceremony was held at Koshien Station on 2 October 2016.^[7]

Set 5701 in October 2016 with special vinyls on the front end marking the receipt of the 2016 Blue Ribbon Award
A plate inside set 5701 marking the receipt of the 2016 Blue Ribbon Award

A second set was delivered from Kinki Sharyo in March 2017.^[8]

Fleet/build details

The individual build histories for the fleet are as follows.^[9]

Set No.	Date delivered
5701	25 June 2015
5703	21 March 2017
5705	15 June 2017
5707	11 July 2017
5709	22 March 2019
5711	19 December 2019
5713	3 February 2020

References

^ ^a ^b 阪神電鉄：「５７００系」公開…２０年ぶりの新型車両 [Hanshin 5700 series revealed - First new trains in 20 years]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 147. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Okamoto (September 2015). 阪神電気鉄道5700系 [Hanshin Electric Railway 5700 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55, no. 653. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 58–63.
^ 阪神、新型5700系を導入 [Hanshin to introduce new 5700 series]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive Inc. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ 阪神5700系が営業運転を開始 [Hanshin 5700 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ "2016's Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". Japan: Japan Railfan Club. May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ 2016年ブルーリボン賞受賞阪神電鉄5700系 [2016 Blue Ribbon Award winner Hanshin 5700 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 668. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. December 2016. p. 69.
^ 阪神5700系第2編成が陸送される [Second Hanshin 5700 series set transported by road]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ "「大手私鉄車両ファイル車両配置表」" [Major Railway Vehicle File Vehicle Layout Table]. 『鉄道ファン』 [Railway Fan] (in Japanese). Vol. 80. Japan: 交友社. 2020. ASIN B08924GFP4.