Shin-Keisei 8800 series

The Shin-Keisei 8800 series (新京成8800形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since 1986.

Shin-Keisei 8800 series
Set 8816 in revised livery in September 2014
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Entered service	February 1986
Refurbished	2017-
Number built	96 vehicles (12 sets)
Number in service	96 vehicles (16 sets)
Formation	6 cars per set
Fleet numbers	8801–8816
Operator(s)	Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Kunugiyama
Line(s) served	Shin-Keisei Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of 16 six-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with three motored (M) cars and three trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.[1]

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T	M	Tc2
Numbering	88xx-1	88xx-2	88xx-3	88xx-4	88xx-5	88xx-6

• The M and M2 cars are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. Sets 8804, 8808, 8812, and 8816 have single-arm pantographs.[1]
• The T car is designated as having mild air-conditioning.[1]

History

The trains were originally formed as eight-cars sets, with the first set introduced on 26 February 1986.[2] This was followed by four more sets in 1987, two sets in 1988, two sets in 1989, two sets in 1990, and one set in 1991.[2][3]

The original eight-car sets were formed as follows.[4] The two M2 cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[4]

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T2	T1	M1	M2	Tc2
Numbering	88xx	88xx	88xx	88xx	88xx	88xx	88xx	88xx

• 
  Original 8-car set 8889 in August 2006
• 
  6-car set 8805 in original livery in April 2015

In 2013, sets 8806 and 8815 were experimentally equipped with LED headlights, but these were subsequently replaced by conventional lights.[5] Set 8801 received LED headlights from June 2015.[5]

Livery variations

The first set to receive Shin-Keisei's new pink corporate livery introduced in 2014 was 8816 in August 2014.[6]

• 
  Set 8811 in February 2013 in revised livery with maroon stripes
• 
  Set 8803 in new corporate livery in March 2016

Refurbishment

A programme of refurbishment of the fleet was started in 2017, with new interior panels, flooring and seat covers. One trainset is scheduled to be treated every year.[7]

References

1. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
2. 歴史年表1980年 - 1989年 [Chronology 1980 - 1989]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
3. 歴史年表1980年 - 1989年 [Chronology 1990 - 1999]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
4. 私鉄車両編成表 '07年版 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2007] (in Japanese). Japan: JRR. 1 October 2007. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-88283-228-7.
5. 新京成8800形8801編成にLED前照灯 [Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8801 fitted with LED headlights]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
6. 新京成8800形8816編成が試運転 [Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8816 test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
7. 新京成電鉄，8800形の内装をリニューアル [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway refurbishes 8800 series interior]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

External links

• Official Shin-Keisei rolling stock information (in Japanese)