Tokyu 8000 series


The Tokyu 8000 series is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan from 1969 until 2008. A number of 8000 series trains are still operated by Izukyū Corporation in Japan and on the KRL Commuterline network in Indonesia.

Technical specifications

The trains have -long stainless steel car-bodies. Tokyu operated the 8000 series as five- and eight-car sets, with three and six motored cars per trainset.

History

The 8000 series entered service in 1969. 187 cars have been built. Five-car sets operated on the Oimachi Line, and eight-car sets operated on the Toyoko Line. Tokyu withdrew the 8000 series from service in 2008.

Other operators

45 withdrawn 8000 series cars were transferred to Izukyū Corporation, and two sets were shipped to Indonesia. The Izukyū fleet is formed as three-car sets.