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(EMU) train type operated by the

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operator

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(Fujikyu) on limited-stop services on the

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, Japan, since July 2014.

Design

The three-car train was converted from a former

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7-car "

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" EMU built in 1991, withdrawn in March 2012, and purchased by Fujikyu in November 2013. Like the 2000 series trains it supersedes, the exterior of the train is covered in "

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" caricatures. The train has a maximum operating speed of , but is limited to on the Fujikyuko Line.

Operations

The 8000 series train operates on ''Fujisan Limited Express'' limited-stop services on the

, which runs between and . The train replaced one of the operator's 2000 series sets, which were both rebuilt from the former JR East

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excursion EMU sets.

Formation

The sole three-car set is formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Fujisan end. * KuMoRo 8001 was converted from former Odakyu car DeHa 20002, SaRo 8101 was converted from former SaHa 200052, and KuMoRo 8051 was converted from former DeHa 20302. * Car 1 is designated as an observation car requiring payment of a supplementary fare, while cars 2 and 3 are designated as non-reserved seating. * Cars 1 and 3 are each fitted with an FPS33F single-arm

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Interior

Car 1 has an observation lounge area with sofa seating immediately behind the driver's position. The main part of the saloon has rotating unidirectional reclining seating arranged 2+1 abreast with a seat pitch of . Fixed 4-person facing seating bays with tables are situated at the end of the car. Cars 2 and 3 have rotating unidirectional reclining seating arranged 2+2 abreast with a seat pitch of . Car 2 has a wheelchair-accessible seating area and a

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toilet.

History

Fujikyu first announced in January 2012 that it intended to purchase a former

EMU set following its retirement in March of that year. All seven cars of the former set 20002 were moved to the

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factory in

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, in November 2013 for conversion work. Following conversion, the reformed 3-car train was moved to Fujikyu in April 2014. Between April and May 2014, Fujikyu held a public vote for the Mount Fuji caricatures to be used on the exterior of the new train, with 44 different designs selected together with 14 new designs submitted by the general public. Test running of the train still in plain all-over white livery commenced in June 2014. The 8000 series set entered revenue service from 12 July 2014.

References

External links

June 2014 press release
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