The Keikyu 1000 series (京急1000形) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1959 until June 2010.

Keikyu 1000 series
Set 1325 in May 2008
In service13 January 1960 – 26 June 2010
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed1958–1978
Scrapped1986–2010
Number built356 vehicles
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved2
Formation2/4/6/8 cars per set
Capacity140 per car
OperatorsKeikyu
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Width2,798 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Doors3 single-leaf sliding doors per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight35 t (including air conditioner)
Traction systemResistor control
Power output75 or 90 kW per motor
Acceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Safety system(s)C-ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

Operations edit

The trains were used on the Keikyu Main Line, Keikyu Airport Line, Keikyu Daishi Line, Keikyu Zushi Line, and Keikyu Kurihama Line. They were also used on Toei Asakusa Line inter-running services until 2008. The last train made its final run in service on the Daishi Line on 28 June 2010.[1]

Formations edit

The 1000 series fleet consisted of two-, four-, six-, and eight-car sets.[2] By 2010, only four- and six-car sets remained in service, formed as shown below.[3]

6-car sets edit

Designation M1c M2 M1 M2 M1 M2c
Numbering 1xxx

The M1 and M1c cars each had one lozenge-type pantograph.[3]

4-car sets edit

Designation M1c M2 M1 M2c
Numbering 1xxx

The M1 and M1c cars each had one lozenge-type pantograph.[3]

Interior edit

History edit

Four 800 series cars were built in 1958 as prototypes, based on the earlier 700 series design.[2] The type was subsequently reclassified "1000 series", with a further 352 vehicles built from 1959 to 1978. The early batches had non-gangwayed driving cabs with 2 windscreen panes, similar to the 700 series, but later batches included a centre gangway door at the cab ends.[2] Sets built from 1971 onwards had air-conditioning from new, whereas earlier sets were subsequently retrofitted with air-conditioning.[2]

Withdrawals commenced in 1986 with the arrival of 1500 series trains.[2] In 2008, one four-car set and one six-car set were repainted in early liveries to mark the 110th anniversary of Keikyu.[2]

A special farewell train ran on 27 June 2010, and the last 1000 series sets remained in operation until 28 June on the Daishi Line.[2]

Resale edit

 
Kotoden 1080 series set 1091 in August 2010
 
Kotoden 1300 series set 1301 in August 2010
 
Hokuso 7150 series set 7161 in July 1995

A number of 1000 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, becoming the 1080 series and 1300 series. Other cars were also resold to the Hokuso Railway, becoming the Hokuso 7150 series.[2]

The identities and histories of the 1000 cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.[2]

Keikyu No. Type Withdrawn Resold to Kotoden Kotoden No. Remarks
1011 M1 14 August 1988 14 December 1988 1081 Cab donated from 1009
1012 M2c 1082
1019 M1 31 March 1989 8 July 1989 1083 Cab donated from 1017
1020 M2c 1084
1023 M1 21 August 1989 19 December 1989 1085 Cab donated from 1021
1024 M2c 1086
1027 M1 1 December 1989 28 June 1990 1087 Cab donated from 1025
1028 M2c 1088
1043 M1 25 March 1991 14 August 1991 1091 Cab donated from 1041
1044 M2c 1092
1047 M1 20 August 1990 19 April 1991 1089 Cab donated from 1045
1048 M2c 1090
1243 M1c 14 June 2010 31 August 2011 1307  
1250 M2c 1308
1291 M1c 9 March 2007 28 June 2007 1303
1298 M2c 1304
1305 M1c 30 June 2010 31 August 2011 1305
1308 M2c 1306
1313 M1c 26 January 2007 27 June 2007 1301
1316 M2c 1302

Preservation edit

 
Preserved cars 1351 and 1356 in May 2012

Two 1000 series cars, 1351 and 1356, remain stored at Keikyu's Kurihama Works.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ 京急1000形が営業運転を終える [Keikyu 1000 series withdrawn from revenue service] (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sato, Ryosuke (2014). 京急電車の運転と車両探見 [Examining Keikyu Train Operations and Rolling Stock]. Tokyo, Japan: JTB Can Books. pp. 164–167, 175. ISBN 978-4-533-09705-8.
  3. ^ a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2010]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. August 2010. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.

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