Based on the earlier 22000 series design, each set features AC power outlets for passenger use, and a smoking compartment at one end of each set. Compared with the earlier 22000 series, seat pitch has been increased by 50 mm (2 in) to 1,050 mm (41 in).
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of 2+2 abreast seating throughout. The seats have a 1,050 mm (41 in) seat pitch, a 50 mm (2 in) increase over the seat pitch of the earlier 22000 series. Several amenities, such as AC power outlets and footrests, are provided. The "Sa 22700" cars are equipped with universal-access toilets and men's toilets, and the "Ku 22900" cars are equipped with men's, women's, and unisex toilets. The "Ku 22900" cars also feature smoking compartments.[2]
Interior
Wheelchair space
Footrests and power outlets
Men's toilet (left); unisex toilet (right)
Smoking compartment
Formations
4-car sets
The 4-car sets (AF01–AF02) are formed as follows.[2]
Cars 2 and 4 are each equipped with one PT7126-A single-arm pantograph.
Car 3 is equipped with two wheelchair spaces.
2-car sets
The 2-car sets (AT51 onward) are formed as follows.[2]
← Namba
Nagoya →
Car No.
2
1
Designation
Mo 22600 (Mc')
Ku 22900 (Tc')
Capacity
56
40
Weight (t)
47.0
43.0
Car 1 is equipped with men's, women's, and unisex toilets (one of each) and a smoking compartment.
Car 2 is equipped with two PT7126-A single-arm pantographs.
History
Details of the 22600 series were first announced on 11 December 2008.[3] Initially, 10 vehicles were introduced, at a cost of approximately 1.9 billion yen, formed as two 4-car sets and one 2-car set. A further 22 vehicles (eleven 2-car sets) were delivered from Kinki Sharyo between 2009 and 2010.[4]
In 2010, the 22600 series received the Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.[5]
In 2015, Kintetsu announced plans to introduced a new livery for its general-purpose limited express fleet, replacing the previous orange and navy blue livery with a white, gold, and yellow livery.[8] Two-car set AT56 was the first set to receive the updated colour scheme, first bearing the new livery in July 2016.[9]
A 22600 series set in the original livery, April 2013
A 22600 series set in the updated livery, July 2017
^"近畿日本鉄道22600系 "Ace" (Kintetsu 22600 series "Ace")". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō. 38 (301): 68–69. May 2009.
^ abcd 近畿日本鉄道22600系 [Kintetsu 22600 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 49, no. 578. Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2009. pp. 82–87.
^近鉄，22600系「Ace」を導入 [Kintetsu to introduce 22600 series "Ace"]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ 大手私鉄の車両ファイル 車両データバンク [Major Private Railway Rolling Stock Database]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 50, no. 593. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. September 2010.
^2010年 鉄道友の会ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定 [2010 Japan Railfan Club Blue Ribbon Award and Laurel Prize recipients]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^Sasaki, Yasuhiro (23 January 2014). 近鉄特急22600系が三宮へ! 阪神・近鉄直通の団体臨時列車、3/22運行開始 [Kintetsu limited express 22600 series to Sannomiya! Hanshin–Kintetsu through-services begin 22 March]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^【近鉄＋阪神】近鉄特急車輌22600系 阪神三宮まで乗り入れ開始 [[Kintetsu + Hanshin] Kintetsu 22600 series begins service to Sannomiya]. RM News. Japan: Neko Publishing. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"近鉄特急 新カラーリング導入". 鉄道ホビダス. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^近鉄22600系「Ace」に新塗装車が登場 [Kintetsu 22600 series "Ace" receives a new paint job]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
