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 operated by the private railway operator
Tokyu Corporation
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History
The oldest predecessor ...
in Japan from 1969 until 2008. A number of 8000 series trains are still operated by
Izukyū Corporation
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyu Corporation. The company operates the Izu Kyūkō Line train service on Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, and has subsidiary operations involved in taxi and bus s ...
in Japan and on the
KRL Commuterline
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network operated by
KAI Commuter
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in Indonesia.
Technical specifications
The trains have typical -long stainless steel car-bodies.
Tokyu operated the 8000 series as five- and eight-car sets, with three and six motored cars per trainset, respectively.
History
The 8000 series entered service in 1969. 187 cars have been built.
Five-car sets operated on the
Oimachi Line, and eight-car sets operated on the
Toyoko Line
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.
Tokyu withdraw the 8000 series from service in 2008.
Other operators
45 withdrawn 8000 series cars were transferred to
Izukyū Corporation
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyu Corporation. The company operates the Izu Kyūkō Line train service on Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, and has subsidiary operations involved in taxi and bus s ...
, and 3 sets 8 cars were shipped to Indonesia.
The Izukyū fleet is formed as three-car sets.
See also
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Tokyu 8500 series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Oimachi Line in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1975 and the Jabodetabek area of Indones ...
, EMU type based on the 8000 series
References
External links
Izukyū rolling stock information
Electric multiple units of Japan
Electric multiple units of Indonesia
8000 series
Train-related introductions in 1969
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1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Tokyu Car multiple units