| Tokyu 8000 series | |
| Service: | 1969-present (only resold trains still in operation; Tokyu trains retired on 22nd February, 2008) |
| Manufacturer: | Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Yearconstruction: | 1969 - 1985 |
| Yearservice: | 1969 - 2008 (Tokyu Corporation) 2004 - present (Izukyū Corporation) 2005 - 2024 (KAI Commuter) |
| Yearscrapped: | 2004 - |
| Numberbuilt: | 677 vehicles |
| Numberservice: | 69 vehicles |
| Numberpreserved: | 1 vehicle |
| Numberscrapped: | 607 vehicles |
| Formation: | 5/8 cars per trainset (Tokyu) 3 cars per trainset (Izukyū) 8 cars per trainset (KAI Commuter) |
| Operator: | Tokyu Corporation Izukyū Corporation KAI Commuter |
| Lines: | Izukyū Corporation, KAI Commuter Cikarang Loop Line, KAI Commuter Bogor Line, KAI Commuter Tangerang Line |
| Carbody: | Stainless steel |
| Carlength: | 20m (70feet) |
| Doors: | 4 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 120km/h |
| Traction: | Chopper Hitachi MMC-HTR-20 + TKM-69/80 130kW |
| Poweroutput: | 130kW per motor |
| Transmission: | Static Inverter (SIV) |
| Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
| Bogies: | TS-807 (motored), TS-708 (trailer), TS-815F (trailer, since 1990)[1] |
| Brakes: | Regenerative Braking Combination All Electric Command Solenoid Direct Air Damping (HRD-2) |
| Safety: | Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, Deadman Pedal |
| Coupling: | AAR coupling |
The was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan from 1969 until 2008. A number of 8000 series trains are still operated by Izukyū Corporation in Japan and on the KRL Commuterline network operated by KAI Commuter in Indonesia.
The trains have typical 20m (70feet)-long stainless steel car-bodies.[2] Tokyu operated the 8000 series as five- and eight-car sets, with three and six motored cars per trainset, respectively.[3]
The 8000 series entered service in 1969. 187 cars have been built.[4] Five-car sets operated on the Oimachi Line, and eight-car sets operated on the Toyoko Line.[4] Tokyu withdrew the 8000 series from service in 2008.[5]
45 withdrawn 8000 series cars were transferred to Izukyū Corporation, and 3 sets 8 cars were shipped to Indonesia.[6] The Izukyū fleet is formed as three-car sets.[5]