Manufacturer J-TREC Formation 10 cars per trainsets | Number under construction 50 vehicles (5 sets) Operator(s) Keio Corporation | |
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In service Spring 2018 (scheduled) Line(s) served ■ Keio Line
■ Keio Sagamihara Line | ||
The Keio 5000 series (京王5000系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type on order by the private railway operator Keio Corporation in Japan for entry into service in the Tokyo area from spring 2018. A total of five ten-car trainsets are to be built by J-TREC. The trains will feature rotating seats that can be arranged longitudinally for daytime services and in forward-facing transverse pairs for reserved-seat commuter services in the evenings.
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Design
The fleet of five ten-car 5000 series trainsets will be built by Japan Transport Engineering Company ("J-TREC") at a total cost of approximately JPY10 billion.
Interior
Passenger accommodation will consist of rotating pairs of seats that can be arranged in longitudinal configuration for regular daytime services or in transverse forward-facing configuration for reserved-seat evening commuter services from Shinjuku in Tokyo to Keio Hachioji and Hashimoto. LED lighting will be used in the interiors, and pairs of LCD passenger information screens will be provided both above the doorways and suspended from the ceilings. Free WiFi and AC power sockets will be provided. Space for wheelchairs and pushchairs will be provided in each car.
History
Details of the new trains were officially announced in March 2016.