Toei 7500 series

The Toei 7500 series (東京都交通局7500形) was a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan from 1962 until March 2011.[1]

Toei 7500 series
7500 series car 7520 on display following withdrawal in March 2011
In service	1962 – March 2011
Number built	20 vehicles
Number in service	None
Formation	Single car
Fleet numbers	7501–7520
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s)	Arakawa
Line(s) served	Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Doors	2 sliding doors per side
Electric system(s)	600 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Track gauge	1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

Operations

The fleet was based at Arakawa Depot, operating on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.[2]

History

20 7500 series tramcars were introduced from 1962.[1]

• 
  7505 in 1985 before rebuilding
• 
  7511 in former Hankai livery in June 2010

The last two remaining 7500 series cars in service were withdrawn on 13 March 2011.[1]

Preserved examples

• 7506, at Ikenohata Park in Taito Ward, Tokyo
• 7514, at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

• 
  Preserved car 7506
• 
  Preserved car 7514

References

1. 都電荒川線7500形　3月13日引退 [Toden Arakawa Line 7500 series to be withdrawn on 13 March]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive Inc. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. August 2010. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.