Keio 6000 series

Keio 6000 series

White commuter train on railroad track

Two 5-car 6000 series sets
In service 19722011
Formation 2/4/5/6/8 cars per trainset
Operator Keio Corporation
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph)
Acceleration 2.5 km/h/s (3.3 km/h/s for 6030 series on Shinjuku Line)
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
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Keio 6000 series (京王6000系 Keiō 6000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train in Japan, operated by Keio Corporation on its suburban Tokyo commuter rail network between 1972 and 2011. It was the first rolling stock in Keio's history with 20 m (66 ft) long cars with four pairs of doors per car side. Sets were refurbished from 1986, to extend their service life.

Two cars, 6707 and 6807, were converted to maintenance cars. A four-car formation was used on the Keio Dobutsuen Line as a wanman driver-only-operated shuttle service.

Technical specifications

Operations

Interior

History

The type was withdrawn from service on 13 March 2011.[1]

References

  1. 京王電鉄6000系 [Keio 6000 series]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

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