Keihan 13000 series

The overall design concept draws on the design of the 3000 series EMU trains introduced from 2008. The new trains include energy-saving and environmentally friendly features. The 13000 series trains will use 35% less power than the 2600 series they are intended to replace, and produce less environmental noise in service. The cars feature aluminium alloy bodies with a semi-double skin construction, and incorporate increased crash resistance. The end cars are each equipped with one PT-4805-A scissors-type pantograph recycled from withdrawn rolling stock. ==Interior==

Internally, LCD passenger information screens are provided above doorways. The 2nd-batch sets, 13006 onward, use LED lighting. File:Keihan 13021 inside.JPG|Interior of a 13020 series set, June 2014 File:Keihan 13000 Seat.JPG|7-person bench seat File:Keihan 13000 Door.JPG|Sliding doors and LCD passenger information screen ==Formations==

, 4-car sets Odd-numbered sets Even-numbered sets • "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs). • "T" cars are unpowered trailer cars. • The Mc cars each have one PT-4805-A scissors-type pantograph. • The Kyoto/Uji end Mc3 cars of even-numbered sets are fitted with gangway connections, enabling coupling to the Nakanoshima end Mc4 cars of odd-numbered sets. File:Keihan 13001 Uji Line 20120414.jpg|4-car set 13001 in April 2012 7-car sets The three motored cars (Mc1, M1, and Mc2 cars) each have one scissors-type pantograph. The "T0" car is designated as a "mildly air conditioned" car. On sets with former 3000 series, the T4 position uses a different numbering, 13870, which corresponds to the former typing. File:Keihan13024.jpg|7-car set 13024 ==History==

The first set, 13001, was delivered from the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe to Keihan's Neyagawa Depot in March 2012. It entered service on 14 April 2012. From 9 June 2012, 13000 series sets were also introduced on the Keihan Katano Line. The first second-batch set, 13006, entered service on 7 April 2014, followed by two 7-car sets, 13021 and 13022, which entered service in May 2014. The third batch of sets was delivered between 2016 and 2017. Two 7-car sets were delivered in fiscal 2018. Fifth-batch 6-car sets built in 2021 were introduced to replace the ageing 5000 series fleet. They feature onboard security cameras from new. In February 2023, set 13024 returned to service fitted with an experimental, silicon carbide-MOSFET-based traction system power module developed by Toyo Denki. It was concluded that when compared to the conventional IGBT power module, the experimental module produced up to 44% less heat, allowing for smaller and lighter cooling apparatus. Beginning in June 2023, spare 3000 series cars made redundant through the introduction of "Premium cars" were reclassified as 13000 series cars and inserted into existing 13000 sets, replacing an original 13000 series car in the process. As of June 2023, the spare cars retain their longitudinal seating layout. The first set to receive a replacement car was set 13021, followed by 13023 the following month. In October 2024, Keihan announced plans to procure 67 additional 13000 series cars by fiscal 2026. ==Fleet history==

The build history for the fleet is as shown below. All sets were manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. ==References==