Hokuso 7300 series

Hokuso 7300 series
Set 7308 in August 2016
Entered service 1992
Number in service 40 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation 8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 7308-7318, 7808-7828
Operator(s) Hokuso Railway
Line(s) served Hokuso Line, Keisei Main Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Keikyu Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Power supply 1,500 V
Current collection method Overhead catenary
Safety system(s) C-ATS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Hokuso 7300 series (北総鉄道7300形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 1992.[1]

Design

Based on the Keisei 3700 series design, two eight-car sets were introduced in 1992. Further sets, classified 7800 series, were added from 2003, modified from former Keisei 3700 series sets.[1]

Formation

As of 1 March 2018, the fleet consists of two eight-car 7300 series sets and two eight-car 7800 series sets formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the southern end.[2][3]

Car No. 12345678
Designation M2cM1TM1'M2TM1M2c
Numbering 73x873x773x673x573x473x373x273x1

The 7800 series set cars are numbered in the "78xx" series. The two M1 cars each have two single-arm pantographs, and the M1' car has one.[2]

Former identities

7800 series set 7808 in August 2016

The 7800 series sets were formerly numbered as follows.[2]

Set No.Former Keisei set No.
78083808
78183748
78283778[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro, eds. 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版　電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  2. 1 2 3 私鉄車両編成表 2017 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 26. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  3. 1 2 北総7300形7828編成が営業運転を開始 [Hokuso 7300 series set 7828 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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