Tokyu 8090 series


The Tokyu 8090 series and the related Tokyu 8590 series are commuter electric multiple unit train types operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan.

Technical specifications

The trains have stainless steel car bodies. Tokyu operated the 8090 series as five- and eight-car sets, with three and six motored cars per trainset. The 8590 series cab cars have emergency exit doors in the front to permit operation on underground lines.

History

8090 series trains were introduced on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in 1980. The 8090 and 8590 series trains were built by Tokyu Car.

Resale

Chichibu Railway

Former Tokyu 8090 series cars were transferred to Chichibu Railway, which designated them as 7500 and 7800 series.

Toyama Chihō Railway

operates a number of former Tokyu 8590 series trains, classified as 17480 series.