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Meitetsu 1700 series

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In service
  
December 2008

Replaced
  
Meitetsu 1600 series

Number built
  
4 sets

Manufacturer
  
Nippon Sharyo

Constructed
  
2008

Formation
  
6 cars per trainset

Meitetsu 1700 series

The Meitetsu 1700/2300 series (名鉄1700・2300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since December 2008.

Contents

The six-car trainsets were formed in 2008 by combining two cars from former 1600 series limited express EMUs with four newly built 2300 series commuter cars. The trains entered service from the start of the revised timetable on 27 December 2008.

Formation

Cars 1, 4, and 6 each have a single-arm pantograph.

History

The fleet was reliveried from August 2015, starting with set 1701.

References

Meitetsu 1700 series Wikipedia