Shin-Keisei 8900 series | |
Service: | 1993–present |
Manufacturer: | Nippon Sharyo |
Yearconstruction: | 1993–1996 |
Yearservice: | 26 September 1993 |
Numberbuilt: | 24 vehicles (3 sets) |
Numberservice: | 24 vehicles (3 sets) |
Formation: | 8/6 cars per set |
Operator: | Shin-Keisei Electric Railway |
Depots: | Kunugiyama |
Lines: | Shin-Keisei Line |
Carbody: | Stainless steel |
Width: | 2780mm |
Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
Maxspeed: | 120round=5NaNround=5 |
Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC overhead wire |
Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
Bogies: | SS-034 (motored), SS-134 (trailer) |
The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since September 1993.
, the fleet consists of three eight-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with four motored (M) cars and four trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.[1]
Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | T2 | T1 | M1 | M2 | Tc2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbering | 89x1 | 89x2 | 89x3 | 89x4 | 89x5 | 89x6 | 89x7 | 89x8 | |
Capacity (total/seated) | 122/42 | 127/48 | 127/48 | 127/48 | 127/48 | 127/48 | 127/48 | 122/42 |
The sets were built by Nippon Sharyo in Aichi Prefecture, with the first set entering service on 26 September 1993.[2] The second set entered service on 29 February 1996, and the third set entered service on 25 June 1996.[2]
In 2014, set 8911 was reduced to six cars and repainted in the new pink corporate colour scheme.[3]