Tokyu 8090 series

The Tokyu 8090 series (東急8090系, Tōkyū 8090-kei) and the related Tokyu 8590 series (東急8590系, Tōkyū 8590-kei) are commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train types operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan.

Tokyu 8090 / 8590 series
8090 series
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car
Entered service	1980 (8090 series)
Formation	5/8 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	130 kW (170 hp) per motor
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collection method	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Tokyu 8590 series on the Den-en-toshi Line

Technical specifications

The trains have stainless steel car bodies.[1] Tokyu operated the 8090 series as five- and eight-car sets, with three and six motored cars per trainset.[2] The 8590 series cab cars have emergency exit doors in the front to permit operation on underground lines.[3]

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  8090 series interior

History

8090 series trains were introduced on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in 1980.[3] The 8090 and 8590 series trains were built by Tokyu Car.[1]

Resale

Chichibu Railway

Former Tokyu 8090 series cars were transferred to Chichibu Railway, which designated them as 7500[4] and 7800 series.[5]

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  7500 series
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  7800 series

Toyama Chihō Railway

Toyama Chihō Railway operates a number of former Tokyu 8590 series trains, classified as 17480 series (17480形).[6][7]

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  17480 series

References

1. 小佐野 景寿 (June 1, 2019). "ステンレス電車の一時代を築いた東急の｢名車｣ (Page 2)". Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
2. Harris, Ken, ed. (2005). Jane's World Railways 2005-2006 (47th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 298. ISBN 0 7106 2710 6.
3. 小佐野 景寿 (June 1, 2019). "ステンレス電車の一時代を築いた東急の｢名車｣ (Page 1)". Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
4. "秩父鉄道 7500系" [Chichibu Railway 7500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 20, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
5. "秩父鉄道7800系が営業運転を開始" [Chichibu Railway 7800 series starts commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
6. "富山県の富山地方鉄道、旧東急電鉄8590系改造「モハ17480形」11月デビュー" [Toyama Chiho Railway in Toyama Prefecture, former Tokyu Electric Railway 8590 series remodeling "Moha 17480" debut in November]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
7. "【富山地方鉄道】17480形第3編成が運行を開始". rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.