| Keiō 7000 series | |
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8-car 7000 series set |
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| In service | 1984–Present |
| Number built | 190 vehicles |
| Formation | 2/4/6/8/10 cars per trainset |
| Operator | Keio Corporation |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
| Acceleration | 2.5 km/h/s |
| Deceleration | 4.0 km/h/s (4.5 km/h/s for emergency brake) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection method | Overhead |
| Gauge | 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) |
The Keiō 7000 series (京王7000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train which operates on the railway network of Keiō Corporation in the western suburbs of Tokyo.
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The body is stainless steel. Early sets used corrugated panels while sets made after 1987 had a beaten style. (Some corrugated-style cars were made after 1987 as middle cars for sets made early in production.) The sides were not painted. Fronts of early sets were the same color as the sides. Fronts design are of two types, but the difference is minor.
The driver's cab contains a "T"-shaped, one-handle master-controller system. The speedometer is analog, providing information up to 140 km/h.
Seating consists of longitudinal bench seats throughout, arranged 4-7-7-7-4 in intermediate cars. Original sets have no passenger information displays, but refurbished sets feature 3-color LED information displays (four per car).
Used on all Keio Corporation lines.
The 7000 series began service in 1984. The 7000 series was built for local train service, and the first sets were five-car sets. The running performance of the new series was nearly the same as the Keiō 6000 series. By 1996, 190 cars of the 7000 series had been built.
In 2001, the Keiō Corporation began to use 7000 series sets on Special Express, Semi Special Express, Express and Rapid trains. In 2004, changes to the control system for the train were undertaken.
Keiō announced in 2010 that 18 more of its 7000 series cars would be converted to VVVF inverter control.[1]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kei%C5%8D_7000_series Keiō 7000 series] at Wikimedia Commons
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