The was a DC

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(EMU) train type formerly operated by the

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operator

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on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1959 until June 2010.

Operations

The trains were used on the

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Keikyu Daishi Line (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

Keikyu Zushi Line (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

, and

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. They were also used on

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inter-running services until 2008. The last train made its final run in service on the Daishi Line on 28 June 2010.

Formations

The 1000 series fleet consisted of two-, four-, six-, and eight-car sets. By 2010, only four- and six-car sets remained in service, formed as shown below.

6-car sets

The M1 and M1c cars each had one lozenge-type

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4-car sets

The M1 and M1c cars each had one lozenge-type pantograph.

Interior

File:Keikyu 1000kei syanai.JPG, The interior of a driving car in June 2010 File:Keikyu 1000kei syanai NO2.JPG, Priority seating (left) in June 2010

History

Four 800 series cars were built in 1958 as prototypes, based on the earlier 700 series design. The type was subsequently reclassified "1000 series", with a further 352 vehicles built from 1959 to 1978. The early batches had non-gangwayed driving cabs with 2 windscreen panes, similar to the 700 series, but later batches included a centre gangway door at the cab ends. Sets built from 1971 onwards had air-conditioning from new, whereas earlier sets were subsequently retrofitted with air-conditioning. Withdrawals commenced in 1986 with the arrival of 1500 series trains. In 2008, one four-car set and one six-car set were repainted in early liveries to mark the 110th anniversary of Keikyu. File:Keikyu 1000 History gallery.jpg, Set 1321 in special "History Gallery" livery in March 2008 File:Keikyu Arigatou Gallery.JPG, Set 1309 in special "Arigato gallery" livery in May 2008 A special farewell train ran on 27 June 2010, and the last 1000 series sets remained in operation until 28 June on the Daishi Line. File:Keikyu kyu1000kei daishi line.JPG, Keikyu 1000 series on the Daishi Line in June 2010, in the final weeks before withdrawal

Resale

A number of 1000 series cars were resold to the

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("Kotoden") in

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, becoming the 1080 series and 1300 series. Other cars were also resold to the Hokuso Railway, becoming the Hokuso 7150 series. The identities and histories of the 1000 cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.

Preservation

Two 1000 series cars, 1351 and 1356, remain stored at Keikyu's Kurihama Works.

References

External links

* {{Keikyu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 1000 series Train-related introductions in 1959 1959 in rail transport Kawasaki multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan Tokyu Car multiple units