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on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1978 until 2019.

Formations

6-car sets

Initially delivered as three-car sets, , the fleet consisted of 12 six-car sets, formed as follows, with all cars motored (M cars). * The "xx" in the car numbers corresponded to the set number. * The two "M2" cars are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.

3-car sets

All three-car sets were formed as follows.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:Keikyu 800 series interior 2 20170830.jpg, Interior view, August 2017 File:Inside 805-3.jpg, The gangway connection between former cab cars 805-3 and 806-1 in May 2012 File:Drivers cab Keikyu 800.JPG, Driver's cab, May 2012

Liveries

When delivered, the 800 series sets were painted in the standard Keikyu livery of vermillion red with white window surrounds, but were later repainted into all-over vermillion red with a white bodyside stripe following the introduction of the 2000 series trains. File:802-1 original.JPG, Three-car set 802 in original livery in January 1983 File:Keihin Electric Express Railway 800.jpg, Six-car set 813 in later livery in July 2006

Revival livery

In November 2016, set 823 was repainted into the original-style livery with white window surrounds. File:登場時の塗装に戻された823編成.jpg, Reliveried set 823 in November 2016

History

The 800 series won the 1979 Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club. The fleet underwent life-extension refurbishment between 1994 and 2001. This involved upgrading the train interiors and also forming six-car sets from the remaining three-car sets by removing the cab ends and adding gangway connections. File:Connection 800s2.JPG, Former cab cars converted to become gangwayed intermediate cars

Withdrawal

Withdrawals commenced in 2011 following the introduction of new six-car N1000 series sets. The last train, set 823, made its final run as a special charter on 16 June 2019.

Preserved examples

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. Built in November 1979 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and originally numbered 812-3, it was renumbered 812-6 in August 1986 following reforming as a six-car unit. It was withdrawn in December 2015, and moved to the ground floor of the Maruzen Ikebukuro bookshop building in March 2017, while still under construction.

References

External links

Keikyu 800 series official information
{{Keikyu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 800 series Train-related introductions in 1978 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan Kawasaki multiple units Tokyu Car multiple units