The Hankyu Arashiyama Line ( 嵐山線 , Arashiyama-sen ) is a railway line in Kyoto , Japan, operated by private railway operator Hankyu Railway . It connects Katsura and Arashiyama on the west side of the city, linking the area along the line to the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line that extends east to central Kyoto and south to Osaka . The line is 4.1 km long.
7-448: Trains on the line mainly use 4-car Hankyu 6300 series electric multiple unit trains, which were originally built for limited express services on the main line from 1975 and refurbished for Arashiyama Line services from 2009. The line opened as 1435mm gauge dual track electrified at 1500 VDC in November 1928. One line of the dual track was removed in 1944 for metal collection as part of
14-495: A 2+1 abreast configuration along with some longitudinal seating near the doors. The last remaining 8-car sets were removed from regularly scheduled limited express services on the Kyoto Main Line on 8 January 2010, with the official final operations taking place from 21 to 28 February of the same year. On 21 February 2011, Hankyu Railway announced that they would introduce a sightseeing train branded "Kyo-Train" ( 京とれいん ) on
21-600: Is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1975. The three 4-car sets, numbered 6351 to 6353, are formed as follows, with two motored (M) cars and two unpowered trailer (T) cars. The "M" cars are fitted with two scissors-type pantographs . The two 6-car sets remaining as of 1 April 2012, numbered 6350 and 6354 ( Kyo-Train ), were formed as follows, with four motored (M) cars and two unpowered trailer (T) cars. In February 2016, set 6350 (excluding car 6350)
28-630: The Japanese war effort. Crossing loops at both intermediate stations were built in 1950. All four stations on the line are in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto . While the entire line is single track , both the intermediate stations are equipped with crossing loops. This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages Hankyu 6300 series The Hankyu 6300 series ( 阪急電鉄6300系 , Hankyū Dentetsu 6300-kei )
35-415: The Kyoto Main Line. The set was composed of set 6354, which was shortened to a 6-car train and put into service on 19 March 2011. In addition, it began operating on regularly scheduled Rapid Limited Express services on weekends and holidays since 14 May of the same year. From the start of the revised timetable implemented on 19 January 2019, and with the installation of platform screen doors at Jūsō Station,
42-559: The completion of the rail viaducts at Ibaraki-shi Station and Takatsuki-shi stations, an additional 8-car set, numbered 6330, was constructed, entering service on 1 January 1984. This set used field chopper control technology together with regenerative braking systems. It was withdrawn from service in around 2009. On 2 April 2009, sets 6351-6353 entered service on the Arashiyama Line as 4-car sets. They were refurbished from 2008 with new interior panels and transverse seating arranged in
49-556: Was sent to scrap. The two "M" cars were each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs. The Hankyu 6300 series were originally built for limited express services on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line starting in 1975, displacing the 2800 series previously used on these services. Production continued until 1978. The Hankyu 6300 series was awarded the 1976 Blue Ribbon Award of the Japan Railfan Club. In 1983, following
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