Sanyo 5000 series

The Sanyo Electric Railway 5000 series (山陽電鉄5000系) 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
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.

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
The trains entered service in 1986. A total of 60 vehicles were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries until 1995.

Refurbishment
Refurbishment began in 2018. Modifications include changes in the exterior design, a modified interior with wheelchair and stoller spaces, and IGBT/SiC Hybrid module-VVVF inverter control in car 2. The number of motored cars was reduced from four to three per six-car set. The first refurbished set entered service on October 30, 2018.

Special liveries

 * Set 5020 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the "Akashi okonattakokyanpēn" (明石行っタコキャンペーン) campaign on March 3, 2009.
 * Set 5010 entered service in a special wrapping as part of the "Meet Colors! Taiwan" (Meet Colors！台湾) campaign on June 5, 2017.
 * Set 5008 entered service in a "Sanyo train 110th Anniversary" (山陽電車創立110周年記念号)-themed wrapping on July 2, 2017.