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The Hankyu 8300 series (阪急電鉄8300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1989.
Formations
As of 1 April 2012, the fleet consists of 84 vehicles formed as five 8-car sets, four 6+2-car sets, and two 6-car sets which normally run coupled with 2-car 7300 series sets.
= 8-car sets
=The "Mc1" and "M1" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
The "Mc1" and "M1" cars of set 8315 are each fitted with two single-arm pantographs.
Sets from 8303 onward have a modified front end design.
= 2+6-car sets
=The "Mc1" and "M1" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
= 2+6-car mixed 7300/8300 series sets
=The "Mc", "Mc1", and "M1" cars are each fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.
History
The trains first entered service in 1989.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 8300 series' introduction into service, set 8300 returned to service on 24 May 2019 with external decorations reminiscent of the set in its as-built condition.
Beginning in 2023, the 8300 series has undergone a refurbishment programme, following a similar specification to treated 8000 series sets. The first set to be treated, 8300, returned to service in early 2023. Set 8301 returned to service in July of that year, with its leading car at the Osaka-umeda end (car 8301) having had its electrical coupler removed.