Following the “Merry Christmas” tramcar on the Toei-Arakawa line, I’m going to show you the other “Merry Christmas” train in Tokyo today.
I found Keio Electric Railway displaying a special plate on their train during the Christmas season. Please look at the photos. It’s Set 1729 of the EMU 1000 series. Set 1729 is a rare train on the Inokashira line. This unique set has a white colored front mask with a rainbow-colored stripe on the side body of the train. It was built by Tokyu Sharyo in 2009. The original front color was bluish green, but, was changed to white in 2012 to make it be a flagship train on the Inokashira line. Designed posters of several scenic spots on the line, such as Inokashira Park and Kanda River, are displayed on the body of this train. After looking a special rounded plate on the front of the train the other day, I was excited about enjoying this year’s Christmas. I then tried to shoot it at my favorite railway crossing near Higashi-Matsubara station, where we can get a forward lighting condition in the afternoon.
Incidentally, the Inokashira line is Keio's short commuter route connecting Shibuya and Kichijoji. Its line length is 12.7 kilometers. The track is 1,067 mm-size double. The electric system is 1,500 V DC. The EMU 1000 series is the sole model on the line. The commercial operation of the 1000 series started in 1996, as the first 20-meters long body train on the line.
