Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series

The Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series (千葉ニュータウン鉄道9200形) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type owned by the third-sector railway company Chiba New Town Railway and operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 1 March 2013.^[1]

Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series
Set 9201 in service in January 2021
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Built at	Toyokawa
Replaced	Chiba New Town Railway 9000 series
Constructed	2013–
Entered service	1 March 2013
Number built	8 vehicles (1 set)
Number in service	8 vehicles (1 set)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	9201
Owners	Chiba New Town Railway
Operators	Hokuso Railway
Depots	Inba
Lines served	HS Hokuso Line KS Keisei Main Line KS Keisei Oshiage Line A Toei Asakusa Line KK Keikyu Main Line KK Keikyu Airport Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Width	2,845 mm (9 ft 4.0 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Acceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection	Pantograph
Bogies	FS-564 (motored), FS-064 (trailer)
Safety system(s)	C-ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Design

The design is based on the Keisei 3050 series, and is similar to the Hokuso 7500 series and Shin-Keisei N800 series trains also based on the same design.^[2]

Formation

The eight-car set is formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars.^[1]

Designation	M2c	M1	T	M2	M1'	T	M1	M2c
Numbering	9201-1	9201-2	9201-3	9201-4	9201-5	9201-6	9201-7	9201-8
Weight (t)	33.0	33.0	27.0	30.0	32.0	27.0	33.0	33.0
Capacity (Total/seated)	122/43	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	122/43

The "M1" cars each have two PT7131-B single-arm pantographs, and the "M" car has one.^[1]

Interior

The interior design is virtually identical to the Hokuso 7500 series, with passenger accommodation consisting of longitudinal bench seating throughout, although whereas the Hokuso 7500 series has three LED scrolling passenger information display units per car, the 9200 series has six 15-inch LCD screens per car, like the Keisei 3050 series, located above each doorway.^[1]

History

The sole set, 9201, was delivered to the Hokuso Line depot at Inba from the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi in February 2013.^[3] It entered revenue service from 1 March 2013.^[4]