Chiba Newtown Railway is a small railway company in Chiba Prefecture. The company owns a double-track between Komuro and Imba-Nihon-Idai stations (12.5 kilometers) in the Chiba Newtown area. The gauge size is 1,435 millimeters and the electric system is 1,500 V overhead. This railway was originally constructed and owned by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (later named Urban Renaissance Agency), but transferred to Chiba Newtown Railway (a Keisei Group company) in 2004.
This company currently owns three kinds of train models, namely the EMU 9100 series, the 9200 series and the 9800 series. The 9100 series is the oldest of these three models. It was launched in 1994 to reinforce transportation capacity on the line. Three sets (24 cars) were built by Nippon Sharyo. They are directly operated onto the Keisei, Toei-Asakusa, Keikyu and other lines.
The 9100 series has the same driving devices with the Keisei 3700 series and the Hokuso 7300 series, although they have totally different body designs. A GTO-VVVF inverter electric control system with 130kW induction motors is equipped. The nickname of the 9100 series is C-Flyer. "C" stands for Chiba Newtown, while "Flyer" means rapid vehicle like the wind.
Incidentally, the 9100 series once had quite unique passenger services. Public telephones were equipped in the train. Passengers could easily contact their families and asked to come and pick them up by cars at stations. It was quite convenient, but the public telephones were removed in 1997 as mobile phones have become so popular.
This company currently owns three kinds of train models, namely the EMU 9100 series, the 9200 series and the 9800 series. The 9100 series is the oldest of these three models. It was launched in 1994 to reinforce transportation capacity on the line. Three sets (24 cars) were built by Nippon Sharyo. They are directly operated onto the Keisei, Toei-Asakusa, Keikyu and other lines.
The 9100 series has the same driving devices with the Keisei 3700 series and the Hokuso 7300 series, although they have totally different body designs. A GTO-VVVF inverter electric control system with 130kW induction motors is equipped. The nickname of the 9100 series is C-Flyer. "C" stands for Chiba Newtown, while "Flyer" means rapid vehicle like the wind.
Incidentally, the 9100 series once had quite unique passenger services. Public telephones were equipped in the train. Passengers could easily contact their families and asked to come and pick them up by cars at stations. It was quite convenient, but the public telephones were removed in 1997 as mobile phones have become so popular.
