RAILWAY VEHICLE

To provide a railway vehicle comprising a side window for observation in a side body structure of a vehicle body having a passenger side seat and a window side window, in which thermal environment of the window side seat is substantially equally improved, and equalizing of a temperature in a cabin can be performed with a simple structure.SOLUTION: A railway vehicle which does not comprise, at an upper part of a window side seat 23 of a vehicle body 1 having a passage side seat 22 and the window side seat 23 in a cabin 11, a cargo shelf which is extended from a side body structure, and comprises a side window 32 for observation. The vehicle comprises a ceiling board 43 for air-conditioning which is formed into a smoothly curved shape from a portion 41 of a roof body structure 4 of the vehicle body, which is close to the side body structure, to a side window upper end part 321. The portion of the roof body structure close to the side body structure is provided with an outlet 51 for blowing conditioning air CA toward the side body structure side along the ceiling board for air-conditioning continuously in a rail direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】通路側席と窓側席とを有する車体の側構体に展望用の側窓を備えた鉄道車両において、窓側席の温熱環境を略均等に向上させるとともに、車室内の温度の均一化を簡単な構造で可能とする鉄道車両を提供する。【解決手段】車室１１内に通路側席２２と窓側席２３とを有する車体１の窓側席２３上部に側構体から延設された荷棚を備えず、展望用の側窓３２を備えた鉄道車両である。車体の屋根構体４の側構体寄り４１から側窓上端部３２１まで滑らかな湾曲状に形成された空調用天井板４３を備え、屋根構体の側構体寄りには、空調用天井板に沿って側構体側へ向けて調和空気ＣＡを送風する吹出口５１がレール方向で連続状に配設されている。【選択図】 図２