Keikyu 800 series | |
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In service | 1978–2019 |
Manufacturer | Tokyu Car Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Entered service | 1978 |
Refurbished | 1994–2001 |
Scrapped | 2011– |
Number built | 132 vehicles |
Number in service | None |
Number scrapped | 60 vehicles |
Formation | 6 cars per trainset |
Operators | Keikyu |
Depots | Kanazawa, Shinmachi |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Car length | 18,500 mm (60 ft 8 in) (end cars) 17,860 mm (58 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) |
Width | 2,798 mm (9 ft 2 in) |
Doors | 4 per side |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph)[1] |
Traction system | Field Chopper |
Acceleration | 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)[1] |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead wire |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 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.