Keikyu 2000 series

Keikyu 2000 series
8-car set 2011 in November 2017
In serviceDecember 1982–2018
ManufacturerTokyu Car Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
ReplacedKeikyu 700 series (1956)
Refurbished1998
Scrapped2012–2018
Number built72 vehicles (12 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number scrapped36 vehicles (7 sets)
Formation4/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers
  • 2011– (8-car sets)
  • 2411– (4-car sets)
OperatorsKeikyu
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction systemToyo Denki resistor control with field chopper control (electric camshaft)
Traction motorsToyo Denki and Mitsubishi Electric DC compound motor
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)overhead wire
Braking system(s)Regenerative braking
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 26th Blue Ribbon Award in 1983.

The Keikyu 2000 series (京急2000形) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1982 until 2018. Originally introduced to replace the earlier 600 series sets on limited-stop Limited Express (快特, Kaitoku) services, they were rebuilt with an additional pair of doors per side and longitudinal seating from 1998 for reassignment to regular commuter services.[1]

  1. ^ 私鉄車両年鑑 2012: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 125. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.