Toei 7500 series

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Toei 7500 series
Toden 7520 20110313.jpg
7500 series car 7520 on display following withdrawal in March 2011
In service1962 March 2011
Number built20 vehicles
Number in serviceNone
FormationSingle car
Fleet numbers75017520
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s)Arakawa
Line(s) served Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Doors2 sliding doors per side
Electric system(s) 600 V DC Overhead wire
Current collector(s) Pantograph
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 7500 series (東京都交通局7500形) was a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan from 1962 until March 2011. [1]

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Operations

The fleet was based at Arakawa Depot, operating on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line. [2]

History

20 7500 series tramcars were introduced from 1962. [1]

The last two remaining 7500 series cars in service were withdrawn on 13 March 2011. [1]

Preserved examples

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References

  1. 1 2 3 都電荒川線7500形 3月13日引退 [Toden Arakawa Line 7500 series to be withdrawn on 13 March]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive Inc. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表私鉄車両編成表 2010[Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. August 2010. p. 29. ISBN   978-4-330-15310-0.