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The {{Nihongo|'''Hokuso 7300 series'''|北総鉄道7300形}} is an [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the [[Hokuso Line]] in Japan since 1992.<ref name="takai_2014">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 |trans-title= Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs |last= Takai |first= Kunpei|editor1-last= Morokawa|editor1-first= Hisashi|editor2-last= Hattori|editor2-first= Akihiro|publisher = Sekaibunka-sha |date = 30 June 2014 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = Japanese |page = 84|isbn = 978-4-418-14219-4}}</ref>
The {{Nihongo|'''Hokuso 7300 series'''|北総鉄道7300形}} is an [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the [[Hokuso Line]] in Japan since 1992.<ref name="takai_2014">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 |trans-title= Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs |last= Takai |first= Kunpei|editor1-last= Morokawa|editor1-first= Hisashi|editor2-last= Hattori|editor2-first= Akihiro|publisher = Sekaibunka-sha |date = 30 June 2014 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = Japanese |page = 84|isbn = 978-4-418-14219-4}}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
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==Formation==
==Formation==
{{As of|2018|03|01}}, the fleet consists of two eight-car 7300 series sets and two eight-car 7800 series sets formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the southern end.<ref name="jrrprivate2017">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2017 |trans-title= Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2017 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 26 |isbn = 978-4-330-81317-2}}</ref><ref name="railfan20180301"/>
{{As of|2018|03|01}}, the fleet consists of two eight-car 7300 series sets and two eight-car 7800 series sets formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the southern end.<ref name="jrrprivate2017">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2017 |trans-title= Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2017 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 26 |isbn = 978-4-330-81317-2}}</ref><ref name="railfan20180301"/>


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Revision as of 04:38, 20 August 2018

Hokuso 7300 series
Set 7308 in August 2016
Entered service1992
Number in service40 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers7308-7318, 7808-7828
OperatorsHokuso Railway
Lines servedHokuso Line, Keisei Main Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Keikyu Main Line
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power supply1,500 V
Current collector(s)Overhead catenary
Safety system(s)C-ATS
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Hokuso 7300 series (北総鉄道7300形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 1992.[1]

Design

Based on the Keisei 3700 series design, two eight-car sets were introduced in 1992. Further sets, classified 7800 series, were added from 2003, modified from former Keisei 3700 series sets.[1]

Formation

As of 1 March 2018, the fleet consists of two eight-car 7300 series sets and two eight-car 7800 series sets formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the southern end.[2][3]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation M2c M1 T M1' M2 T M1 M2c
Numbering 73x8 73x7 73x6 73x5 73x4 73x3 73x2 73x1

The 7800 series set cars are numbered in the "78xx" series. The two M1 cars each have two single-arm pantographs, and the M1' car has one.[2]

Former identities

7800 series set 7808 in August 2016

The 7800 series sets were formerly numbered as follows.[2]

Set No. Former Keisei set No.
7808 3808
7818 3748
7828 3778[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  2. ^ a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2017 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 26. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  3. ^ a b 北総7300形7828編成が営業運転を開始 [Hokuso 7300 series set 7828 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)