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Shin Keisei 8900 series

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In service
  
26 September 1993 –

Constructed
  
1993 – 1996

Number in service
  
24 vehicles (3 sets)

Manufacturer
  
Nippon Sharyo

Number built
  
24 vehicles (3 sets)

Formation
  
8/6 cars per set

Shin-Keisei 8900 series

The Shin-Keisei 8900 series (新京成8900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 September 1993.

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Formations

As of 1 April 2014, the fleet consists of three eight-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with four motored (M) cars and four trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.

  • The M2 cars are each fitted with two single-arm-type pantographs.
  • The T1 cars are designated as having mild air-conditioning.

    • History

    The sets were built by Nippon Sharyo in Aichi Prefecture, with the first set entering service on 26 September 1993. The second set entered service on 29 February 1996, and the third set entered service on 25 June 1996.

    In 2014, set 8911 was reduced to six cars and repainted in the new pink corporate colour scheme.

    References

    Shin-Keisei 8900 series Wikipedia
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