The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 1992.

Design

Based on the

Keisei 3700 series The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1991. Operations The 3700 series eight-car sets operate on the Keisei Main Line betwee ...

design, two eight-car sets were introduced in 1992. Four further sets, numbered 7808–7838, were added from 2003, modified from former Keisei 3700 series sets.

Formation

, the fleet consists of two eight-car 7300 series sets and three eight-car 7800 series sets formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the southern end. The 7800 series set cars are numbered in the "78xx" series. The two M1 cars each have two single-arm pantographs, and the M1' car has one.

Former identities

The 7800 series sets were formerly numbered as follows.

Incidents

On 12 June 2020, the seventh car of set 7818 derailed while manoeuvering at

Aoto Station is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. The station is served by the Keisei Main Line and the Keisei Oshiage Line. Layout The station has two island platforms on diff ...

. According to witnesses, the pantograph on the derailed car had detached from the train and became entangled with the overhead wire.

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