The was a commuter
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 owned and operated by the
third-sector railway company
Hokuso Railway on the
Hokuso Line in Japan from March 2006 until March 2015. The single eight-car train was formed from two former
Keisei 3300 series
The was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1968 until February 2015.
Operations
In their later years, the 3300 series se ...
four-car EMU sets leased from
Keisei Electric Railway.
Formation
The fleet consisted of a single eight-car set formed of two permanently coupled four-car sets as shown below, with all cars motored, and car 1 at the southern end.
The "M1" cars each had one lozenge-type
pantograph.
History
Formed of two former
Keisei 3300 series
The was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1968 until February 2015.
Operations
In their later years, the 3300 series se ...
four-car sets, the 7260 series trainset entered service on the Hokuso Railway in March 2006.
Withdrawal
The 7260 series trainset was withdrawn following its final day in revenue service on 22 March 2015.
References
{{Hokuso trainsets
Electric multiple units of Japan
Train-related introductions in 2006
Kawasaki multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Tokyu Car multiple units