Keio 6000 series
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The was an electric multiple unit
operated by Keiō Corporation on its suburban Tokyo commuter rail network between 1972 and 2011. It was the first rolling stock in Keio's history to be 20 meters long with four doors per car side. Sets were refurbished from 1986 to extend their service life.
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.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
operated by Keiō Corporation on its suburban Tokyo commuter rail network between 1972 and 2011. It was the first rolling stock in Keio's history to be 20 meters long with four doors per car side. Sets were refurbished from 1986 to extend their service life.
Two cars, 6707 and 6807, were converted to maintenance cars. A four-car formation was used on the Keio Dobutsuen Line
Keio Dobutsuen Line
The is a railway line in Hino, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Keio Corporation, which runs between Takahatafudō on the Keiō Main Line and Tama-dōbutsukōen ....
as a wanman driver-only-operated shuttle service.
Technical specifications
- Motor output: 150 kW
- Formation: 1M1T (cleared for Toei Shinjuku LineToei Shinjuku LineThe is a subway line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west...
), 2M2T, 3M2T (formed 3M2T+3M2T=6M4T), 4M2T, 5M3T (only on Keio corporation services), 6M2T (cleared for Shinjuku Line) - Control system: Chopper (initial car was resistance control but is now withdrawn)
- Some have 5 doors, but some were rebuilt with 4 doors. Now 2M2T trains (only used on Dōbutsuen Line) and 4M2T trains have 5 doors, and 3M2T sets have rebuilt cars.
Operations
- Keiō Line (including Keiō New LineKeio New LineThe is a 3.6 km link which connects Keio Corporation's Keiō Line from Sasazuka Station in Shibuya to Shinjuku Station with through service on to the Shinjuku Line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.-Synopsis:...
) - Keiō Dōbutsuen LineKeio Dobutsuen LineThe is a railway line in Hino, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Keio Corporation, which runs between Takahatafudō on the Keiō Main Line and Tama-dōbutsukōen ....
- Keiō Sagamihara LineKeio Sagamihara LineThe is a Japanese railway line operated by Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo.-History:...
- Keiō Takao Line
- Keiō Keibajō LineKeiō Keibajō LineThe is a railway line in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Keio Corporation, which runs between on the Keiō Main Line and .-Line Data:* Distance routes: 0.9km* Gauge: 1372mm* Double-track section: all lines* Electrified section: all lines...
- Toei Shinjuku LineToei Shinjuku LineThe is a subway line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west...