BODY STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE

To provide a railway vehicle body structure which has a further suitable appearance for a superior train.SOLUTION: In a vehicle body structure 100 having a side body structure 101 with a side window 110, an upper longitudinal beam 114 is arranged cabin-side-wise above the side window 110 formed in a side outer plate 111, a lower longitudinal beam 115 is arranged cabin-side-wise under the side window 110, a flat-plate-like formed pier panel part outer plate 130 is fixed to span a distance between the beam 114 and the beam 115 and a pier panel column member 140 is arranged to contact with a cabin side upper surface of the pier panel part outer plate 130 and joins to a lumber part 113 and a curtain part 112 of the side outer plate 111 so that these two parts may be connected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7 【課題】より優等列車に相応しい外観を備えた鉄道車両用構体の提供。【解決手段】側窓１１０を有する側構体１０１を備えた車両構体１００において、側外板１１１に形成される側窓１１０の車室側上方に上側横骨１１４が配置され、側窓１１０の車室側下方に下側横骨１１５が配置され、平板状に形成された吹寄部外板１３０が、上側横骨１１４と下側横骨１１５に渡されるように固定され、吹寄柱部材１４０が、吹寄部外板１３０の車室側上面に接して配置され、側外板１１１の腰部１１３と幕部１１２とを繋ぐように接合される。【選択図】図７