The was an

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 numbe ...

(EMU) train type for local services operated by the

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operator Chichibu Railway in Japan.

History

Four 4-car trains were converted in 1991 from former

Tokyu 7000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007. Design Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and ...

commuter EMUs. The trains were not air-conditioned.

Formation

Trainsets were formed as follows. The 2100 and 2300 cars each had one lozenge-type

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References

{{Chichibu Railway rolling stock Electric multiple units of Japan Train-related introductions in 1991 Chichibu Railway 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan