The Sanyo Electric Railway 5000 series is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since 1986.
Formation
The trains are formed as four-car and six-car sets. Refurbished set The refurbished set is formed as follows. The M cars 5802 and 5252 are fitted with pantographs. ==Interior==
Interior
The interior consists of semi-transverse seating. The interior of the refurbished sets consists of longitudinal seating in the cars 1, 2, 5 and 6, and transverse seating in the cars 3 and 4. File:Sanyo5000syanai.JPG|2+2 seating in September 2011 File:Sanyo5502.jpg|Transverse seating in car 5502 File:Sanyo5802.jpg|Longitudinal seating in car 5802 ==Technical specifications==
Technical specifications
The trains have aluminium alloy bodies, and direct current motors with field-added-excitation control. During refurbishment the controls of car 2 were changed to IGBT/SiC Hybrid module-VFD. ==History==
History
The trains entered service in 1986. The first refurbished set entered service on October 30, 2018. File:Sanyo5702F-2018-10-27.jpg|A refurbished 5000 series train Special liveries • Set 5020 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the campaign on March 3, 2009. • Set 5010 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the campaign on June 5, 2017. • Set 5008 entered service in a -themed wrapping on July 2, 2017. File:Sanyo-5000 Akashi.jpg|Set 5020 in June 2011 File:Sanyo 5605 Meet Colors Taiwan Train at Akashi station.jpg|Set 5010 in August 2017 File:Sanyo 5008 at Akashi station.jpg|Set 5008 in November 2017 ==References==