Shin-Keisei 8800 series
{{short description|Japanese train type}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox train
| name = Shin-Keisei 8800 series
| image = Shin-Keisei-Type8800 8804.jpg
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| imagesize = 300px
| caption = Set 8804 in revised livery in June 2021
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| manufacturer = Nippon Sharyo
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| replaced =
| yearconstruction = 1986–1991
| yearservice = 26 February 1986
| refurbishment = 2017–
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| numberbuilt = 96 vehicles (12 sets)
| numberservice = 96 vehicles (16 sets)
| tractionsystem = Variable frequency (GTO)
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| formation = 6 cars per set
| fleetnumbers = 8801–8816
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| operator = {{ric|Keisei|name=y}}
| depots = Kunugiyama
| lines = {{Plainlist|
- {{KSLS|KS}} Keisei Matsudo Line
- {{KSLS|KS}} Keisei Chiba Line
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| carbody = Steel
| carlength = {{Convert|18|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| doors = 3 pairs per side
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| electricsystem = 1,500 V DC
| collectionmethod = Overhead wire
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1435mm}}
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The {{Nihongo|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.
On 1 April 2025, all cars were transferred to Keisei following the merger of the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway into Keisei Electric Railway.{{Cite web |last=Nishinaka |first=Yuki |date=2025-04-01 |title=新京成線改め「京成松戸線」誕生を記念した式典開催 合併時点での変化は？ |url=https://www.tetsudo.com/report/480/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=TETSUDO NEWS |language=ja}}
Formations
{{As of|2015|04|01}}, 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.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2015 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 23 July 2015 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 25|isbn = 978-4-330-58415-7}}
| class="wikitable" |
| 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.
- The T car is designated as having mild air-conditioning.
Interior
File:Shin-Keisei-8800 Inside.jpg|Interior view
File:Shin-Keisei-8800 Inside Priority-Seats.jpg|Priority seating
File:Shin-Keisei-8800 Inside Free-Space.jpg|Wheelchair- and stroller-accessible free space
History
The trains were originally formed as eight-car sets, with the first set introduced on 26 February 1986.{{cite web|url= http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp/train/train_museum/history/history02.html|script-title= ja:歴史年表1980年 - 1989年|trans-title= Chronology 1980 - 1989|year= 2009|work= Official website|publisher= Shin-Keisei Electric Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082054/http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp/train/train_museum/history/history02.html|archivedate= 17 June 2015|accessdate= 17 June 2015|url-status= live}} 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.{{cite web|url= http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp/train/train_museum/history/history03.html|script-title= ja:歴史年表1980年 - 1989年|trans-title= Chronology 1990 - 1999|year= 2009|work= Official website|publisher= Shin-Keisei Electric Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150204173808/http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp/train/train_museum/history/history03.html|archivedate= 4 February 2015|accessdate= 17 June 2015|url-status= dead}}
The original eight-car sets were formed as follows.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 '07年版 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2007 |publisher = JRR |date = 1 October 2007 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 23|isbn = 978-4-88283-228-7}} The two M2 cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.
| class="wikitable" |
| Designation
| Tc1 || M1 || M2 || T2 || T1 || M1 || M2 || Tc2 |
|---|
| Numbering
| 88xx || 88xx || 88xx || 88xx || 88xx || 88xx || 88xx || 88xx |
File:Shinkeisei-8800-EMU.jpg|Original 8-car set 8889 in August 2006
File:Shin-Keisei-8805-6.jpg|6-car set 8805 in original livery in April 2015
With Shin-Keisei's revised timetable on 10 December 2006, the 8800 series, alongside the 8000 and N800 series, began operation on Keisei Chiba Line through services. Three 8800 series sets (8801, 8841, and 8865) were rearranged to form four 6-car sets initially.{{Cite magazine |date=February 2007 |orig-date= |title= |script-title=ja:新京成電鉄が京成電鉄千葉線へ乗入れ |trans-title=Shin-Keisei Electric Railway enters the Keisei Chiba Line! |magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine |language=ja |location=Japan |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |volume=47 |issue=550 |pages=90–91 |via=railf-library.jp}}
In 2013, sets 8806 and 8815 were experimentally equipped with LED headlights, but these were subsequently replaced by conventional lights.{{cite web |url=http://railf.jp/news/2015/06/16/120000.html |script-title=ja:新京成8800形8801編成にLED前照灯 |trans-title=Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8801 fitted with LED headlights |date= 16 June 2015 |work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150617000116/http://railf.jp/news/2015/06/16/120000.html |archivedate= 17 June 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate= 17 June 2015}} Set 8801 received LED headlights from June 2015.
=Livery variations=
The 8800 series originally carried a livery of beige with thin brown waistline striping. In 2006, coinciding with the introduction of Keisei Chiba Line through services, the 8800 series received a revised livery with thin maroon waistline stripes, reminiscent of the livery used with the N800 series.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title= |script-title=ja:新京成，8800形1本を京成千葉線直通色に復刻 |trans-title=One Shin-Keisei 8800 series set to be repainted in Chiba Line through service livery |url=https://railf.jp/news/2024/09/10/095500.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |language=ja |publication-place=Japan |archive-date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910181155/https://railf.jp/news/2024/09/10/095500.html |url-status=live }}
The first set to receive Shin-Keisei's new pink corporate livery introduced in 2014 was 8816 in August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://railf.jp/news/2014/08/28/160000.html |script-title=ja:新京成8800形8816編成が試運転 |trans-title=Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8816 test-run |date= 28 August 2014 |work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160122122908/http://railf.jp/news/2014/08/28/160000.html |archivedate= 22 January 2016 |url-status=live |accessdate= 17 June 2015}}
File:Shinkeisei-8811-1.jpg|Set 8811 in February 2013 in revised livery with maroon stripes
File:Shinkeisei 8800 keiseitsudanuma.jpg|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.{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2017/02/22/153000.html |script-title=ja: 新京成電鉄，8800形の内装をリニューアル |trans-title=Shin-Keisei Electric Railway refurbishes 8800 series interior |date= 22 February 2017|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170222135226/http://railf.jp/news/2017/02/22/153000.html |archivedate= 22 February 2017|url-status=live |accessdate= 22 February 2017}}
File:Shin-Keisei 8812-3 Inside.jpg|Refurbished interior
File:Shin-Keisei 8812-3 Priority-seat.jpg|Refurbished interior (priority seating)
= Retro Paint Train campaign =
In July 2024, Shin-Keisei began operating various trains in former liveries, starting with N800 series set N838.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title= |script-title=ja:新京成電鉄N800形「復刻塗装電車」7/24から運行、導入当時の配色に |trans-title=Shin-Keisei N800 series "retro paint train" to begin operation on 24 July in the original colour scheme |url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20240712-2984631/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Mynavi News |language=ja}} 8800 series set 8808 returned to service with the Chiba Line through-service livery on 24 September 2024. On 18 November of that year, set 8813 returned to service in the fleet's original livery.{{Cite web |title=新京成8800形導入当時の復刻塗装運行開始 |trans-title=Shin-Keisei 8800 series begins operating in original livery |url=https://rail.hobidas.com/rmnews/508738/ |website=RM News |publisher=Neko Publishing |access-date=20 November 2024 |location=Japan |language=ja |date=20 November 2024}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp/train/train_museum/train_list/ Official Shin-Keisei rolling stock information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Keisei trainsets}}
{{Shin-Keisei trainsets}}
Category:Electric multiple units of Japan
Category:Keisei Electric Railway
Category:Train-related introductions in 1986