Hokuso 7500 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type

HS Hokuso Line
KS Keisei Main Line
KS Keisei Oshiage Line
A Toei Asakusa Line
KK Keikyu Main Line
KK Keikyu Airport Line

SpecificationsCar body constructionStainless steelCar length18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)Width2,768 mm (9 ft 1.0 in)Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)Doors3 pairs per sideMaximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)Acceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)Power supply1,500 VCurrent collector(s)Overhead catenarySafety system(s)C-ATSTrack gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Hokuso 7500 series (北総鉄道7500形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 2006.^[1]

Design

The design is based on the Keisei 3000 series.

Formation

As of 1 April 2017^[update], the fleet consists of three eight-car sets formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars.^[2]

Designation	M2c	M1	T	M2	M1'	T	M1	M2c
Numbering	7501-1	7501-2	7501-3	7501-4	7501-5	7501-6	7501-7	7501-8

The two M1 cars each have two single-arm pantographs, and the M1' car has one.^[2]

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.