Shizuoka Railway 1000 series

Data (as of 6 Jul 2024)

History

The 1000 series was the first rolling stock for Shizuoka Railway to have stainless-steel body. Its design was based on Tokyu 7200 series though the front end did not look similar to it. 12 two-carriage units were introduced to Shizuoka Shimizu Line in total. Like other small private railways, most 1000 series units had been wearing various advertisements. The eleventh unit has been painted pink with Chibi Maruko-chan cartoons since 2015, as Shizuoka was author's hometown.

The 1000 series were gradually replaced with A3000 series in 2016-24 but not all of them were disposed of. Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture and Kumamoto Electric Railway purchased a few units in 2021.

Current Operations & Future Prospects

Kumamoto Electric Railway has been using it on the entire network since 2022 but it does not run every day. Echizen Railway calls it MC 8000 series and uses it on Katsuyama Eiheiji Line.

Photos

The original style without any wrap or painting.

The Chibi Maruko-chan unit had been one of the most popular one among all trainsets even after the death of the author.

The twelveth unit with Suntory beverage advertisements.