Tokyu 8090 series

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Tokyu 8090 / 8590 series
Tokyu8090Gradation-2.jpg
8090 series on the Oimachi Line
In service1980-2019
ManufacturerTokyu Car
Constructed1980 - 1985 (8090 series)
1988 - 1989 (8590 series)
Entered service1980 (8090 series)
1988 (8590 series)
Number built90 cars
Number in servicenone
Formation5/8 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Tokyu Corporation
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction systemField Chopper Control
Power output130 kW (170 hp) per motor
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Tokyu 8590 series on the Den-en-toshi Line

The Tokyu 8090 series (東急8090系, Tōkyū 8090-kei) and the related Tokyu 8590 series (東急8590系, Tōkyū 8590-kei) are commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train types operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan.

Technical specifications[]

The trains have stainless steel car bodies.[1] Tokyu operated the 8090 series as five- and eight-car sets, with three and six motored cars per trainset.[2] The 8590 series cab cars have emergency exit doors in the front to permit operation on underground lines.[3]

  • 8090 series interior

  • 8590 series train in july 2005

History[]

8090 series trains were introduced on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in 1980.[3] The 8090 and 8590 series trains were built by Tokyu Car.[1]

Resale[]

Chichibu Railway[]

Main articles: Chichibu Railway 7500 series and Chichibu Railway 7800 series

Former Tokyu 8090 series cars were transferred to Chichibu Railway, which designated them as 7500[4] and 7800 series.[5]

  • 7500 series

  • 7800 series

Toyama Chihō Railway[]

Toyama Chihō Railway operates a number of former Tokyu 8590 series trains, classified as 17480 series (17480形).[6][7]

  • 17480 series

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 小佐野 景寿 (June 1, 2019). "ステンレス電車の一時代を築いた東急の｢名車｣ (Page 2)". Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 298. ISBN 0 7106 2710 6.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 小佐野 景寿 (June 1, 2019). "ステンレス電車の一時代を築いた東急の｢名車｣ (Page 1)". Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "秩父鉄道 7500系" [Chichibu Railway 7500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 20, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  5. ^ "秩父鉄道7800系が営業運転を開始" [Chichibu Railway 7800 series starts commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "富山県の富山地方鉄道、旧東急電鉄8590系改造「モハ17480形」11月デビュー" [Toyama Chiho Railway in Toyama Prefecture, former Tokyu Electric Railway 8590 series remodeling "Moha 17480" debut in November]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "【富山地方鉄道】17480形第3編成が運行を開始". rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.


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