Keikyu 700 series (1956)

Keikyu 1000 series
A 600 series set in 1985
In service	1956–1986
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car
Number in service	None
Number preserved	1 car
Operator(s)	Keikyu
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Doors	2 per side
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
Power output	75 kW x 4 per motor car
Acceleration	2.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Keikyu 700 series (京急700形^?), later reclassified Keikyu 600 series (京急600形^?) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.

Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.

Interior of preserved car DeHa 601, January 2008

The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.

From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed. At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.

Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.

Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.

The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.

Car DeHa 601 is preserved in a park in Zushi, Kanagawa.

Preserved car DeHa 601, December 2007