Chichibu Railway 800 series


The Chichibu Railway 800 series was an electric multiple unit train type for local services operated by Chichibu Railway in Japan from 1979 to 1990.

Formations

DeHaKuHa
801 851
802 852
803 853
804 854
805 855
807 857
808 858
809 859
810 860

Cars DeHa 806 and KuHa 856 were used as sources of spare parts and were scrapped without entering service.

History

Nine 2-car trains were converted in 1979 from former Odakyu 1800 series commuter EMUs. The trains were replaced by 1000 series EMUs from 1989 and withdrawn by 1990.

Preservation

As of December 2018, DeHa 801 remains at a farmhouse near Mount Akagi, Shibukawa city, Gunma.