Tokyu 8500 series

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Tokyu 8500 series
8500 series set 8606 in May 2020
In service	1975–2023 (Tokyu) 2006–present (KAI Commuter)
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed	1975–1991
Entered service	1975
Number built	400 vehicles
Number in service	None (Tokyu) 34 vehicles (3 sets) (KAI Commuter)
Number preserved	4 vehicles
Successor	Tokyu 5000 series Tokyu 2020 series
Formation	10 (formerly 5/6, orig. 4) cars per trainset (Tokyu) 8/12 cars per trainset (KAI Commuter)
Operators	Tokyu Corporation KAI Commuter
Depots	Nagatsuta (Japan) Bukit Duri (Indonesia) Depok (Indonesia) Bogor (Indonesia)
Lines served	Indonesia: KAI Commuter Bogor Line KAI Commuter Cikarang Loop Line KAI Commuter Tangerang Line Japan: (all retired) DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line OM Tokyu Oimachi Line TY Tokyu Toyoko Line Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line TI Tobu Isesaki Line TN Tobu Nikko Line TS Tobu Skytree Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height	4,100 mm (13 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	Service: 110 km/h (68 mph) Design: 120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system	Chopper Hitachi MMC-HTR-20
Traction motors	TKM-69/80
Power output	130 kW (170 hp) per motor
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (Emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead line
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	TS-807A, TS-815C with air springs
Braking system(s)	Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking
Safety system(s)	Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, Deadman Pedal
Coupling system	AAR coupling
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 8500 series (東急8500系, Tōkyū 8500-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Oimachi Line in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1975 until 2023, and the Jabodetabek area of Indonesia since 2006.