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In service
  
November 1978 –

Number in service
  
24 vehicles (4 sets)

Formation
  
6 cars per set

Number built
  
54 vehicles (9 sets)

Number scrapped
  
30 vehicles (5 sets)

Fleet numbers
  
8501-8517

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Operator
  
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway

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The Shin-Keisei 8000 series (新京成8000形) 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 1978.

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Formations

As of 1 April 2014, the fleet consists of four six-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with four motored (M) intermediate cars and two driving trailer (Tc) cars, formed as shown below, with the odd-numbered Tc car at the Tsudanuma end.

  • The M2 cars are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. Sets 8804, 8808, 8812, and 8816 have single-arm pantographs.
  • The middle M1 car is designated as having mild air-conditioning.

    • History

    The first set introduced in December 1978. Eight more sets were introduced between 1979 and 1985.

    References

    Shin-Keisei 8000 series Wikipedia
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