Electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai 12000 series
A 12000 series set on a Southern service in August 2015
Stock type
Electric multiple unit
In service
1 September 2011 – present
Manufacturer
Tokyu Car Corporation
Built at
Yokohama
Replaced
Nankai 10000 series
Constructed
2011
Number built
8 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service
8 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation
4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers
12001–12002
Capacity
242
Operators
Nankai Electric Railway
Depots
Suminoe
Lines served
Nankai Main Line
Nankai Wakayamakō Line
Nankai Kōya Line
Semboku Rapid Railway
Specifications
Car body construction
Stainless steel
Car length
20.765 m (68 ft 1.5 in) (end cars)
20.665 m (67 ft 9.6 in) (intermediate cars)
Width
2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
Height
4.14 m (13 ft 7 in)
Floor height
1,150 mm (3 ft 9 in)
Maximum speed
120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system
MB-5091-A2 (180 kW) x4 per motor car (Variable-frequency)
Power output
1,440 kW per 4-car set
Acceleration
2.5 km/h/s
Deceleration
3.7 km/h/s (service) 4.0 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)
1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)
Overhead wire
Bogies
SS177M (motored) SS177T (trailer)
Multiple working
8000 series
8300 series
9000 series
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
The Nankai 12000 series (南海12000系, Nankai 12000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan on Southern Premium limited express services between Namba and Wakayamashi since September 2011.[1][2] Two four-car trainsets were delivered, replacing the older 10000 series sets.[3]
^ 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 125. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
^ 南海電気鉄道 12000系（特急車両） [Nankai Electric Railway 12000 series Limited Express EMU]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 328. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. August 2011. pp. 78–79.
^ 南海電気鉄道 12000系(特急車両) [Nankai 12000 series limited express EMU]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 327. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. July 2011. p. 69.
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