The was an

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(EMU) train type in Japan, operated by

Keio Corporation () is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railw ...

on its suburban Tokyo

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network between 1972 and 2011. It was the first rolling stock in Keio's history with long cars with four pairs of doors per car side. Sets were refurbished from 1986 to extend their service life. A four-car formation was used on the Keio Dobutsuen Line as a ''wanman'' driver-only-operated shuttle service.

Technical specifications

* Motor output: * Formation: 2 cars (cleared for

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), 3 cars, 4 cars, 5 cars, 6 cars, 8 cars * Control system: field chopper (initial car was resistance control) * Some have 5 doors, but some were rebuilt with 4 doors. 4-car trains (only used on Dōbutsuen Line) and 6-car trains had 5 pairs of doors on each side, and 5-car sets had rebuilt cars.

Operations

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(including

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) *

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Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:Inside of Keio 6020.jpg, Interior view File:Keio Omoiyari Zone.jpg, Priority Seats

History

The first units entered service on 23 May 1972. The type was withdrawn from service on 13 March 2011.

DeWa 600 series

Three cars were converted to maintenance cars and reclassified as DeWa 600 series in October 2004. The DeWa 600 series replaced the older DeWa 5000 series maintenance cars which were operated since 1995. The remodeling went as follows: * 6107 (set 6707) → 601 (the cab from car 6707 was transferred) * 6407 (set 6708) → 621 (a simple cab was added) * 6457 (set 6708) → 631 The cars received a new grey livery with red and white diagonal stripes. The DeWa 600 series was used with ChiKi 290 or KuYa 900 sandwiched between cars 601 and 621. It also served as a shunting vehicle at Wakabadai depot. Following the introduction of successor maintenance cars DeYa 901 and DeYa 902 in September 2015, the DeWa 600 series was withdrawn from service and scrapped in April 2016.『鉄道ピクトリアル』通巻923号「鉄道車両年鑑2016年版」p138 File:Dewa600.JPG, DeWa 600 series set 631 in June 2014

References

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