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(EMU) train type operated by the

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operator Choshi Electric Railway in

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, Japan, since March 2016. The sole two-car set was converted from former

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EMU cars, which were themselves converted from former

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EMU cars, and was introduced to replace the Choshi Electric Railway's 1000 series EMU car number 1001, which was withdrawn in February 2016.

Formation

The two-car set is formed as shown below, with one motored ("DeHa") car and one non-powered trailer ("KuHa") car, and the DeHa 3000 car at the Choshi (i.e. northern) end.

External livery

Following conversion, the train was repainted into a livery consisting of light blue upper body and dark blue lower body separated by a thin white stripe. This livery was based on that applied to the line's former Yu 101 open-sided special-event car nicknamed ''Miotsukushi''. File:Choshi Yu101 Tokawa 20090814.jpg, The former Yu 101 open-sided special event car in August 2009

History

The two cars were built in 1963 for

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in Tokyo, and resold to the Iyo Railway in Ehime Prefecture in 1988. They were withdrawn from service by the Iyo Railway in June 2015. The two cars (713 and 763) were purchased from the Iyo Railway at a cost of 1.3 million yen, and shipped to Choshi, arriving at Choshi Port on 15 September 2015. Shipping and conversion work cost an estimated 75 million yen, funded partially by grants from the national government,

, and the city of Choshi.

Individual car histories

File:Keio 5875 Side.jpg, A Keio 5000 series EMU in 1988 File:Iyotetsu782.JPG, An Iyo Railway 700 series 3-car set in March 2008 File:Iyotetsu 700 series set 713 Nakanocho Depot 20151004.JPG, Former Iyo Railway 700 series EMU cars MoHa 713 and KuHa 763 undergoing conversion/repainting work at Nakanocho Depot in October 2015 The train entered service on 26 March 2016.

References

External links

Choshi Electric Railway rolling stock details
{{Choshi trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan Train-related introductions in 2016 600 V DC multiple units ja:銚子電気鉄道線#車両