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(EMU) commuter train type operated by the

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operator

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in Japan. The 7300 series sets were built between September 1959 and 1964 from 58 former

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EMU cars purchased from both

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and

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, with new bodies based on the 7800 series design. The last remaining sets were withdrawn by September 1984. File:JNR EC TYPE63 Prototype.jpg, An original JNR 63 series EMU car

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:Tobu 7329inside.jpg, Interior of preserved MoHa 7329, September 2009

Preserved examples

One car, MoHa 7329, is preserved at the Tobu Dobutsu-koen amusement park. File:Tobu 7329.jpg, Preserved MoHa 7329, September 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobu 7300 series Electric multiple units of Japan 7300 series Train-related introductions in 1959