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The is a tramcar type operated by
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as Toei Transportation, Toei Transport, or simply , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems wh ...
(Toei) on the
Toden Arakawa Line The , branded as the is a hybrid tram/light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden tram system and one of the only two ...
in
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, Japan, since 1990.


Operations

The fleet is based at Arakawa Depot, and operates on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the
Toden Arakawa Line The , branded as the is a hybrid tram/light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden tram system and one of the only two ...
.


History

The five cars in the fleet were built between 1990 and 1993 by Alna Sharyo. The individual car build histories are as follows.


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Toden rolling stock
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