Keikyu 2100 series

Keikyu 2100 series
Set 2173 in July 2021
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries (Kobe) and Tokyu Car (Yokohama)
ReplacedKeikyu 2000 series
Entered service28 March 1998
Refurbished2013–2016
Number built80 vehicles (10 sets)
Number in service80 vehicles (10 sets)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers2101–2173
Capacity942 passengers
OperatorsKeikyu
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in) (intermediate cars)
18.17 m (59 ft 7 in) (end cars)
Width2.83 m (9 ft 3 in)
Maximum speed
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (service)
  • 130 km/h (80 mph) (design)[1][2]
Traction systemOriginal: GTOVVVF (Siemens)
Current: IGBT–VVVF (Toyo Denki)
Traction motors3-phase AC induction motor
Power output190 kW (250 hp) per motor[1]
Acceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Keikyu 2100 series (京急2100形) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1998. It replaced the earlier 2000 series on limited-stop Limited Express (快特, Kaitoku) reserved seat services.[3] A total of 10 8-car sets were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries[1] and Tokyu Car,[2] and the first sets entered service on 28 March 1998.

  1. ^ a b c 京浜急行電鉄2100形電車 概要 Archived 5 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, retrieved 30 June 2008
  2. ^ a b 京浜急行電鉄 2100形 Archived 19 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Tokyu Car, retrieved 30 June 2008
  3. ^ 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.