Kobe New Transit 2000 series

Kobe New Transit 2000 and 2020 series
2000 series train on the Port Island Line
In service2006 - Present
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
ReplacedKobe New Transit 8000 series
Constructed2005 - 2009, 2015
Entered service2 February 2006
Number built114 vehicles (19 sets)
Formation6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers2x01–2x17, 2x20, 2x21
OperatorsKobe New Transit
Lines servedPort Island Line
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Train length50.4 m (165 ft 4 in)
Car length8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Width2,492 mm (8 ft 2.1 in)
Height3.27 m (10 ft 9 in)
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Traction systemPWM 3-level IGBTVVVF
Traction motors6 × 110 kW (148 hp) self-ventilated 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output660 kW (885 hp)
Acceleration0.97 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration0.97 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s) (service)
1.3 m/s2 (2.9 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)600 V 60 Hz 3-phase AC third rail[1]
Braking system(s)Regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety system(s)ATC/ATO
Track gauge1,740 mm (5 ft 9 in)

The Kobe New Transit 2000 series (神戸新交通2000型) is an automated guideway transit (AGT) vehicle used for passenger service on the Port Island Line (Port Liner) of the Kobe New Transit. The trains were introduced on February 2, 2006, to coincide with the extension of the Port Island Line to the newly opened Kobe Airport. The series is a successor to the 8000 series trains that ran on Port Liner from the line's opening in 1981 until November 2009.

  1. ^ 神戸新交通 2000系 [Kobe New Transit 2000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46, no. 538. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2006. pp. 116–117.