Shin-Keisei 8900 series

Shin-Keisei 8900 series
6-car set 8911 in revised livery, September 2014
In service	1993 –
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	1993 – 1996
Entered service	26 September 1993
Number built	24 vehicles (3 sets)
Number in service	24 vehicles (3 sets)
Formation	8/6 cars per set
Operators	Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Depots	Kunugiyama
Lines served	Shin-Keisei Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18.2 m (59 ft 9 in) (end cars) 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) (end cars)
Width	2.78 m (9 ft 1 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	SS-034 (motored), SS-134 (trailer)
Track gauge	1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Shin-Keisei 8900 series (新京成8900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 September 1993.

Formations

As of 1 April 2014, 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 in Aichi Prefecture, 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.

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  Set 8921 in February 2007 as an 8-car set in the original livery

In 2014, set 8911 was reduced to six cars and repainted in the new pink corporate colour scheme.