Toei 8900 series

The Toei 8900 series is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since September 2015.

Overview

Broadly based on the earlier 8800 series tramcars introduced in 2009, the 8900 series trams have a more angular external design. A total of eight cars are scheduled to be delivered by the end of fiscal 2016, replacing earlier 7000 series tramcars. The new cars cost approximately 180 million yen each.

Operations

Based at Arakawa Depot, the 8900 series tramcars operate on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.

Liveries

The tramcars are finished in a white livery with coloured ends and bodyside stripes. The colours used on individual cars are as follows.

Car No.	Colour
8901	Orange
8902	Orange
8903	Blue
8904	Blue
8905	Rose red
8906	Rose red
8907	Yellow
8908	Yellow

History

The first two cars, orange-liveried 8901 and 8902, were delivered from Alna Sharyo in August 2015. These entered revenue service on 18 September 2015. The next two cars, blue-liveried 8903 and 8904, entered service in December 2015. "Rose red" liveried cars 8905 and 8906 both entered revenue service on 14 March 2016. The last two cars, yellow-liveried 8907 and 8908, were delivered in July 2016, entering revenue service on 29 and 30 July respectively.