Keikyū N1000 series

Keikyū N1000 series
Keikyū N1000 series number 1001, July 2007
In service	2002 - Present
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number built	144 (as of March 2008)
Formation	4/8 cars per set
Operator	Keikyū
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium (batches 1-5), stainless steel (batches 6 onward)
Car length	18,000 mm
Width	2,830 mm
Maximum speed	120 km/h (service), 130 km/h (design)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Keikyū N1000 series (京急新1000形^?) is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyū) in Japan.^[1]

Variants

Since the first set was introduced in March 2002, the type has undergone a number of design improvements. Sets built from 2002 to 2006 have painted aluminium bodies, whereas sets built from 2007 onward (set 1072 onward) have unpainted stainless steel bodies. More detailed variations are described below.

Batch 1

Delivered February to June 2002.

• 8-car sets x 3: 1001, 1009, 1017
• 4-car sets x 2: 1401, 1405

Fitted with single-arm pantographs and roller-blind destination indicators from new. Use Siemens GTO variable-frequency drive (VVVF).

Batch 2

Set 1025 reliveried to commemorate the opening of Haneda Airport Terminal 2, March 2005

Delivered May to July 2003.

• 8-car sets x 2: 1025, 1033
• 4-car sets x 2: 1409, 1413

The centre pillars of the passenger windows were discontinued.

Batch 3

Delivered January to March 2005.

• 8-car sets x 2: 1041, 1049
• 4-car sets x 2: 1417, 1421

Feature IGBT variable-frequency drive.

Batch 4

Delivered July to August 2005.

• 8-car sets x 1: 1057
• 4-car sets x 4: 1425, 1429, 1433, 1437

Feature full-colour LED destination indicators.

Batch 5

Set 1441 with full-colour LED destination indicators, May 2008

Delivered November 2006.

• 8-car sets x 1: 1065
• 4-car sets x 2: 1441, 1445

No design changes over 4th batch vehicles.

Batch 6

Delivered March 2007.

• 8-car sets x 1: 1073

Use Mitsubishi inverters. Body design changed to unpainted stainless steel. The 4-seat transverse bays at the ends of cars were replaced by longitudinal bench seats.

Batch 7

Stainless steel N1000 series number 1089, March 2008

Delivered January to February 2008.

• 8-car sets x 2: 1081, 1089

Yellow warning tape was added around the door interiors.

Batch 10

10th-batch 8-car set 1137, July 2010

Delivered during fiscal 2010.^[2]

• 8-car sets x 3: 1121, 1129, 1137
• 4-car set x 1: 1489

Audible warnings added for door opening/closing, and pairs of LCD passenger information screens installed above doors.^[3]

References

1. ^ Keikyū N1000 series. Retrieved on 17 September 2008. (Japanese)
2. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2011 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2011]. Japan: JRR. July 2011. p. 42. ISBN 978-4-330-22711-5. 
3. ^ "京浜急行電鉄　新１０００形１０次車 [Keikyu N1000 series 10th-batch cars]". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.) 50 (592): p.69. August 2010. 

External links

• Keikyū N1000 series information (Japanese)
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries product information (Japanese)
• Siemens order information