Kawasaki Receives Order for New Train Cars from Sanyo Electric Railway

Tokyo, May 19, 2015 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order for the new Series 6000 train cars from Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. A total of six cars, to be supplied in two three-car consists, will be manufactured at the Hyogo Works in Kobe and delivered in FY2015.

These cars will be operated as a local train individually, but they can also serve as a limited express train with two consists. Designed to minimize environmental impact and maximize safety and ride comfort, the new Series 6000 cars come equipped with a VVVF inverter controller and LED lighting for greater energy savings, and a totally enclosed fan-cooled induction motor and anti-lock braking system to reduce noise levels. They also come with various features designed to improve passenger service and comfort, including a space for wheelchairs and strollers in each car, and a guide bell and a hazard light for each door. Each car will also have multilingual liquid-crystal information displays installed in three places.

The exterior is painted in red, the corporate color of Sanyo Electric Railway, with a gradation of orange rendered on the sides representing the rising sun. Inside the cars, glass partitions are used to create a sense of openness, and the seats are designed in red to match the color of the exterior and features a pattern of Japanese Chrysanthemum, the representative flower of Hyogo.

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