The is 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 operated by the private railway operator
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
The is a private railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects Narashino, Chiba, Narashino and Matsudo, Chiba, Matsudo. It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway.
It has the following bus company subsidiaries.
* Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bu ...
on the
Shin-Keisei Line
The is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba ...
in
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
, Japan, since September 1993.
Formations
, the fleet consists of three eight-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with four motored (M) cars and four trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.
* The M2 cars are each fitted with two single-arm-type
pantographs.
* The T1 cars are designated as having mild air-conditioning.
History
The sets were built by
Nippon Sharyo
, formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2 ...
in
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
, with the first set entering service on 26 September 1993.
The second set entered service on 29 February 1996, and the third set entered service on 25 June 1996.
In 2014, set 8911 was reduced to six cars and repainted in the new pink corporate colour scheme.
References
External links
Official Shin-Keisei rolling stock information
(Nippon Sharyo)
{{Shin-Keisei trainsets
Electric multiple units of Japan
Train-related introductions in 1993
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Nippon Sharyo multiple units