Keikyu 800 series

Keikyu 800 series
Set 820 in November 2017
In service1978–2019
ManufacturerTokyu Car Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Entered service1978
Refurbished1994–2001
Scrapped2011–
Number built132 vehicles
Number in serviceNone
Number scrapped60 vehicles
Formation6 cars per trainset
OperatorsKeikyu
DepotsKanazawa, Shinmachi
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length18,500 mm (60 ft 8 in) (end cars)
17,860 mm (58 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,798 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Doors4 per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)[1]
Traction systemField Chopper
Acceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)[1]
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Keikyu 800 series (京急800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 1978[1] until 2019.

  1. ^ a b c 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. 122. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.