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Shin-Keisei 8900 series
Set 8931 in revised livery, December 2021
In service1993–present
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Constructed1993–1996
Entered service26 September 1993
Number built24 vehicles (3 sets)
Number in service24 vehicles (3 sets)
Formation8/6 cars per set
OperatorsShin-Keisei Electric Railway
DepotsKunugiyama
Lines servedShin-Keisei Line
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length
  • 18,200 mm (59 ft 9 in) (end cars)
  • 17,500 mm (57 ft 5 in) (end cars)
Width2,780 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesSS-034 (motored), SS-134 (trailer)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

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.

Formations

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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.[1]

Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T2 T1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 89x1 89x2 89x3 89x4 89x5 89x6 89x7 89x8
Capacity (total/seated) 122/42 127/48 127/48 127/48 127/48 127/48 127/48 122/42
  • The M2 cars are each fitted with two single-arm-type pantographs.[1]
  • The T1 cars are designated as having mild air-conditioning.[1]

History

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The sets were built by Nippon Sharyo in Aichi Prefecture, with the first set entering service on 26 September 1993.[2] The second set entered service on 29 February 1996, and the third set entered service on 25 June 1996.[2]

  • Set 8921 in February 2007 as an 8-car set in the original livery
    Set 8921 in February 2007 as an 8-car set in the original livery

In 2014, set 8911 was reduced to six cars and repainted in the new pink corporate colour scheme.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  2. ^ a b 歴史年表1990年 - 1999年 [Chronology 1990 - 1999]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. ^ 新京成電鉄8900形8918編成が試運転 [Shin-Keisei 8900 series set 8918 on test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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