Hankyu 2300 series (1960)

Hankyu 2300 series
A 2300 series on a Semi-express service, April 2007
In service	1960–2015
Manufacturer	Naniwa Kōki
Number built	78 vehicles
Number in service	None
Number preserved	2 vehicles
Number scrapped	76 vehicles
Formation	7 (formerly 2/3/4/5/6) cars per trainset
Operators	Hankyu Railway
Depots	Katsura
Lines served	Hankyu Kyoto Main Line Hankyu Senri Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width	2,808 mm (9 ft 2.6 in)
Height	4,120 mm (13 ft 6 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	Field chopper control
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead catenary
Braking system(s)	Regenerative brake electro-pneumatic brake
Safety system(s)	ATS
Coupling system	Knuckle-Type
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

2300 series train in original style, March 2005

The Hankyu 2300 series (阪急電鉄2300系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway from 1960 until March 2015. It was the recipient of the inaugural Laurel Prize presented by the Japan Railfan Club in 1961.

Formations

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	Mc	M'	To	Mo	M'	T	Tc
Numbering	2300	2330	2350	2300	2330	2380	2350

• The "Mc" and "Mo" cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

• 
  Laurel Prize Award plaque

Withdrawal

The final set in service operated until 20 March 2015.

Further reading

• Shinohara, Susumu (May 2015). 阪急2300系の55年 [55 years of the Hankyu 2300 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55, no. 649. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 100–107.