Shin-Keisei 8800 series
Shin-Keisei 8800 series | |
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![]() Set 8816 in revised livery in September 2014 | |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
Entered service | February 1986 |
Refurbished | 2017- |
Number built | 96 vehicles (12 sets) |
Number in service | 96 vehicles (16 sets) |
Formation | 6 cars per set |
Fleet numbers | 8801–8816 |
Operator(s) | Shin-Keisei Electric Railway |
Depot(s) | Kunugiyama |
Line(s) served | Shin-Keisei Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Car length | 18 m (59 ft 1 in) |
Doors | 3 pairs per side |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collection method | Overhead wire |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The Shin-Keisei 8800 series (新京成8800形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since 1986.
Formations[]
As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of 16 six-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with three motored (M) cars and three trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.[1]
Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | T | M | Tc2 |
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Numbering | 88xx-1 | 88xx-2 | 88xx-3 | 88xx-4 | 88xx-5 | 88xx-6 |
- The M and M2 cars are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. Sets 8804, 8808, 8812, and 8816 have single-arm pantographs.[1]
- The T car is designated as having mild air-conditioning.[1]
History[]
The trains were originally formed as eight-cars sets, with the first set introduced on 26 February 1986.[2] This was followed by four more sets in 1987, two sets in 1988, two sets in 1989, two sets in 1990, and one set in 1991.[2][3]
The original eight-car sets were formed as follows.[4] The two M2 cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[4]
Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | T2 | T1 | M1 | M2 | Tc2 |
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Numbering | 88xx | 88xx | 88xx | 88xx | 88xx | 88xx | 88xx | 88xx |
Original 8-car set 8889 in August 2006
6-car set 8805 in original livery in April 2015
In 2013, sets 8806 and 8815 were experimentally equipped with LED headlights, but these were subsequently replaced by conventional lights.[5] Set 8801 received LED headlights from June 2015.[5]
Livery variations[]
The first set to receive Shin-Keisei's new pink corporate livery introduced in 2014 was 8816 in August 2014.[6]
Set 8811 in February 2013 in revised livery with maroon stripes
Set 8803 in new corporate livery in March 2016
Refurbishment[]
A programme of refurbishment of the fleet was started in 2017, with new interior panels, flooring and seat covers. One trainset is scheduled to be treated every year.[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 歴史年表1980年 - 1989年 [Chronology 1980 - 1989]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ 歴史年表1980年 - 1989年 [Chronology 1990 - 1999]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 私鉄車両編成表 '07年版 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2007] (in Japanese). Japan: JRR. 1 October 2007. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-88283-228-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 新京成8800形8801編成にLED前照灯 [Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8801 fitted with LED headlights]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ 新京成8800形8816編成が試運転 [Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8816 test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ 新京成電鉄,8800形の内装をリニューアル [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway refurbishes 8800 series interior]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
External links[]
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- Official Shin-Keisei rolling stock information (in Japanese)
- Electric multiple units of Japan
- Train-related introductions in 1986