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Kobe Debuts New #6000 Series Subway Train

February 12, 2019

The city of Kobe will roll out a new train on the Seishin Yamate Subway Line on February 16th. The #6000 series train is the first new train in 26 years for the line that connects central Kobe to the city suburbs.

The new #6000 series Kobe subway train

The new #6000 series Kobe subway train

The new train is built by Kawasaki Industries and was designed by the award winning Ken Okuyama Design company who also designed Tobu Railway’s Revaty series of limited express trains, and JR East’s luxury cruise train Shiki-Shima. Three different designs were originally proposed for the new train, and the winning design was chosen by a citizen’s vote in 2016.

The original design image by Ken Okuyama Design

The original design image by Ken Okuyama Design

The #6000 train inherits its exterior green coloring from the Seishin Yamate Line’s established color-coding. On the inside indirect illumination creates a pleasant ambience for passengers and also employs energy saving LED lights.

The interior features a barrier fee design

The interior features a “barrier fee” design

The interior has a “barrier free” design with plenty of space for wheelchairs, baby cars, and passengers with large baggage. Video monitors with LCD screens will give information on up-coming stations in four languages including English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

Multilingual video monitors on the new train

Multilingual video monitors on the new train

Currently there are 28 trains running on the Seishin Yamate Line which belong to the #1000, #2000, and #3000 series. Six #6000 series trains will be introduced this February, but by 2022 the plan is for the #6000 series to replace all the old trains on this line.

The new #6000 series train (right) beside a #1000 series train (left). The #1000 was first introduced in 1977

The new #6000 series train (right) beside a #1000 series train (left). The #1000 was first introduced in 1977

The new train will make its first run from Seishin-Chuo Station at 10.07 on the morning of Saturday, February 16th.

The new train has a special nameplate to celebrate its debut

The new train has a special nameplate to celebrate its debut

Article by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.

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