Shin-Keisei 8800 series


The Shin-Keisei 8800 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since 1986.

Formations

, the fleet consists of 16 six-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with three motored cars and three trailer cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.
DesignationTc1M1M2TMTc2
Numbering88xx-188xx-288xx-388xx-488xx-588xx-6

The trains were originally formed as eight-cars sets, with the first set introduced on 26 February 1986. This was followed by four more sets in 1987, two sets in 1988, two sets in 1989, two sets in 1990, and one set in 1991.
The original eight-car sets were formed as follows. The two M2 cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.
DesignationTc1M1M2T2T1M1M2Tc2
Numbering88xx88xx88xx88xx88xx88xx88xx88xx

In 2013, sets 8806 and 8815 were experimentally equipped with LED headlights, but these were subsequently replaced by conventional lights. Set 8801 received LED headlights from June 2015.

Livery variations

The first set to receive Shin-Keisei's new pink corporate livery introduced in 2014 was 8816 in August 2014.

Refurbishment

A programme of refurbishment of the fleet was started in 2017, with new interior panels, flooring and seat covers. One trainset is scheduled to be treated every year.