Keikyu 1000 series

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.

For the Keikyu New 1000 series introduced from 2002, see Keikyu N1000 series.

Keikyu 1000 series
Set 1325 in May 2008
In service1959–2010
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
Operator(s)Keikyu
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
Deceleration4.0 km/h/s
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodPantograph
Safety system(s)C-ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Operations

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

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
Designation M1cM2M1M2M1M2c
Numbering 1xxx1xxx1xxx1xxx1xxx1xxx

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

4-car sets
Designation M1cM2M1M2c
Numbering 1xxx1xxx1xxx1xxx

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

Interior
  • The interior of a driving car in June 2010
  • Priority seating (left) in June 2010

History

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 two 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]

  • Set 1321 in special "History Gallery" livery in March 2008
  • Set 1309 in special "Arigato gallery" livery in May 2008

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]

  • Keikyu 1000 series on the Daishi Line in June 2010, in the final weeks before withdrawal

Resale
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.TypeWithdrawnResold to KotodenKotoden No.Remarks
1011M114 August 198814 December 19881081Cab donated from 1009
1012M2c14 August 198814 December 19881082
1019M131 March 19898 July 19891083Cab donated from 1017
1020M2c31 March 19898 July 19891084
1023M121 August 198919 December 19891085Cab donated from 1021
1024M2c21 August 198919 December 19891086
1027M11 December 198928 June 19901087Cab donated from 1025
1028M2c1 December 198928 June 19901088
1043M125 March 199114 August 19911091Cab donated from 1041
1044M2c25 March 199114 August 19911092
1047M120 August 199019 April 19911089Cab donated from 1045
1048M2c20 August 199019 April 19911090
1243M1c14 June 201031 August 20111307 
1250M2c14 June 201031 August 20111308
1291M1c9 March 200728 June 20071303
1298M2c9 March 200728 June 20071304
1305M1c30 June 201031 August 20111305
1308M2c30 June 201031 August 20111306
1313M1c26 January 200727 June 20071301
1316M2c26 January 200727 June 20071302

Preservation
Preserved cars 1351 and 1356 in May 2012

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

References
  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. 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. p. 164–167, 175. ISBN 978-4-533-09705-8.
  3. 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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