6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Shin-Keisei-8518: PekePON· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Shin-Keisei Railway 8000 Series 8512 20210122: Toyo 2000· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Kamihongostaform: ゆりのき橋· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Shin-Keisei 8000 series Jets train: 筑紫太郎 at Japanese Wikipedia This photo was taken with iPhone 5S· CC BY 3.0
- 5. Shin-Keisei-8514-front: PekePON· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Shin-Keisei-8518-front: PekePON· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Shin-Keisei 8000 series (新京成8000形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan from 1978 to 2021.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 48 years ago, in 1978.
- 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 33 years (1978–2011).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1978
- in service from
- 1978
- retired
- 2011
- status
- retired
- number built
- 54
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
- formation
- 6 cars per set
- length
- 18 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11501295, Wikipedia: Shin-Keisei 8000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.