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Keio 6000 series

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In service
  
1972–2011

Car body construction
  
Steel

Maximum speed
  
110 km/h (68 mph)

Operator(s)
  
Keio Corporation

Car length
  
20 m (65 ft 7 in)

Keio 6000 series

Formation
  
2/4/5/6/8 cars per trainset

The Keio 6000 series (京王6000系, Keiō 6000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train in Japan, operated by Keio Corporation on its suburban Tokyo commuter rail network between 1972 and 2011. It was the first rolling stock in Keio's history with 20 m (66 ft) long cars with four pairs of doors per car side. Sets were refurbished from 1986, to extend their service life.

Contents

Two cars, 6707 and 6807, were converted to maintenance cars. A four-car formation was used on the Keio Dobutsuen Line as a wanman driver-only-operated shuttle service.

Technical specifications

  • Motor output: 150 kilowatts (200 hp)
  • Formation: 2 cars (cleared for Toei Shinjuku Line), 4 cars, 5 cars, 6 cars, 8 cars
  • Control system: Chopper (initial car was resistance control)
  • Some have 5 doors, but some were rebuilt with 4 doors. 4-car trains (only used on Dōbutsuen Line) and 6-car trains had 5 pairs of doors on each side, and 5-car sets had rebuilt cars.

    • Operations

  • Keiō Line (including Keiō New Line)
  • Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
  • Keiō Sagamihara Line
  • Keiō Takao Line
  • Keiō Keibajō Line
  • Toei Shinjuku Line

    • History

    The type was withdrawn from service on 13 March 2011.

    References

    Keio 6000 series Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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