Keio 6000 series
The Keio 6000 series was an electric multiple unit train type 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 long cars with four pairs of doors per car side. Sets were refurbished from 1986 to extend their service life.
A four-car formation was used on the Keio Dobutsuen Line as a wanman driver-only-operated shuttle service.
Technical specifications
- Motor output:
- Formation: 2 cars, 3 cars, 4 cars, 5 cars, 6 cars, 8 cars
- Control system: field chopper
- Some have 5 doors, but some were rebuilt with 4 doors. 4-car trains and 6-car trains had 5 pairs of doors on each side, and 5-car sets had rebuilt cars.
Operations
- Keiō Line
- Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
- Keiō Sagamihara Line
- Keiō Takao Line
- Keiō Keibajō Line
- Toei Shinjuku Line
Interior
Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal bench seating throughout.History
The first units entered service on 23 May 1972.The type was withdrawn from service on 13 March 2011.
DeWa 600 series
Three cars were converted to maintenance cars and reclassified as DeWa 600 series in October 2004. The DeWa 600 series replaced the older DeWa 5000 series maintenance cars which were operated since 1995. The remodeling went as follows:- 6107 → 601
- 6407 → 621
- 6457 → 631
The DeWa 600 series was used with ChiKi 290 or KuYa 900 sandwiched between cars 601 and 621. It also served as a shunting vehicle at Wakabadai depot.
Following the introduction of successor maintenance cars DeYa 901 and DeYa 902 in September 2015, the DeWa 600 series was withdrawn from service and scrapped in April 2016.