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Kintetsu 8000 series set #8079 on a service to Osaka-Namba
The Kintetsu 8000 series (近鉄8000系, Kintetsu 8000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 1964 on many of its commuter lines in the Kansai area of Japan.
Design
First introduced in 1964, the design is based on the Kintetsu900 series commuter train, also manufactured by Kinki Sharyo. All trainsets run on standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) tracks.
At the time of introduction, the 8000 series and its sub-variants were the most common type found on the railway at 355 cars produced.
Variants
8000 series: 2-car and 4-car sets primarily used on the Nara Line[1]
8400 series: 2-car, 3-car and 4-car sets primarily used on the Nara Line with various improvements from the base model
8600 series: 4-car sets primarily used on the Nara Line with upgraded cooling systems
8800 series: 4-car sets primarily used on the Nara Line designated as test units for regenerative braking
The 8000 series is the base variant in the 8000 series family.[2]
Set 8059 was involved in the 1972 Nara Line bombing incident.[citation needed] Afterwards, the cars were reincorporated into different trainsets by 1976. [citation needed]
Until 2004 and for a brief while in 2014, the series was formed into some two-car trainsets.
Car No.
1
2
Numbering
Mo 8000
Ku 8500
In 1968, one four-car set, (#8069) and one two-car set (#8074) were combined into a 6-car train as an aluminum prototype.[2] The set was scrapped in 2005.
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Numbering
Mo 8000
Sa 8710
Mo 8210
Sa 8500
Mo 8000
Ku 8500
Interior
Seating consists of longitudinal seating throughout.
8000 series interior with updated seat fabric
Disposal
Scrapping began in 1997 with eight sets, with more sets gradually undergoing disposal until 2004.
As of 1 April 2019, two 3-car sets and seven 4-car sets remain in service.[2] No two-car sets remain.
The 8400 series are 8000 series sets with modifications to the location of various onboard equipment. The three-car sets are re-fitted for wanman driver-only operation.[3]
Formations
The 4-car sets are formed as follows.
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Numbering
Ku 8350
Mo 8400
Mo 8450
Ku 8300
The 3-car sets are formed as follows.
Car No.
1
2
3
Numbering
Mo 8400
Mo 8450
Ku 8300
Past formations
Until 2014, there was a lone two-car trainset.
Car No.
1
2
Numbering
Mo 8400
Ku 8300
Interior
Seating consists of longitudinal seating throughout.
Disposal
Scrapping began in 2004 with set 8401, with more sets gradually undergoing disposal through 2019.
As of April 1, 2019, 45 of 80 cars, consisting of seven 3-car sets and six 4-car sets, remain in service.[2] The sole 2-car set was withdrawn and scrapped in 2014.
