| Keikyu 700 series | |
| Service: | 1956–1986 |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car |
| Numberservice: | None |
| Numberpreserved: | 1 car |
| Formation: | 2, 4 or 6 cars per trainset |
| Operator: | Keikyu |
| Carbody: | Steel |
| Doors: | 2 per side |
| Maxspeed: | 105km/h (service) 120km/h (design) |
| Poweroutput: | × 4 per motor car |
| Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
The, later reclassified, was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.[1]
Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.[1]
The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.[1]
From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed.[1] At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.[1]
Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.[1]
Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.[1]
The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.[2]
| Keikyu No. | Type | Withdrawn | Resold to Kotoden | Kotoden No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605 | M1c | 31 May 1984 | 23 December 1984 | 1071 |
| 608 | M2c | 1072 | ||
| 609 | M1c | 31 March 1986 | 1 April 1987 | 1073 |
| 612 | M2c | 1074 | ||
| 613 | M1c | 4 December 1986 | 1075 | |
| 616 | M2c | 1076 |
Car DeHa 601 is preserved in the No. 1 Recreation Park in Zushi, Kanagawa.[1]