The Keio Teito Railway 5000 Series was introduced in 1963 as an 18-meter-class commuter EMU featuring three doors per side and longitudinal seating. It was developed to enhance the image of Keio Teito Railway (present-day Keio Corporation) in conjunction with the relocation of Shinjuku Station underground and the increase of the Keio Line’s operating voltage to 1,500 V.
The 5000 Series was assigned to the newly introduced Limited Express services and received the prestigious Laurel Prize the following year. Beginning with cars built in 1968, newly manufactured vehicles were equipped with air conditioning. Earlier cars were subsequently retrofitted as well, with the series playing an important role in expanding the use of air conditioning across the Keio fleet. A total of 155 cars were built by 1969.

Another distinctive feature of the series was the wide variety of bogies and air-conditioning unit covers, which differed depending on the year of manufacture and the timing of air-conditioning modifications.

KATO is pleased to introduce the first-generation Keio Teito Railway 5000 Series, marking the first Keio train to join KATO’s private railway rolling stock lineup. The lineup includes the 5000 Series and 5100 Series with retrofitted air conditioning, as well as a Special Edition 7-Car Set featuring the popular later-production air-conditioned cars equipped with small distributed air-conditioning units.

Composition of Trains

◆ Product Features

① Reproduces the wide-body cars with Cardan drive as they appeared after air-conditioning conversion, circa 1980–1988.

② Accurately reproduces the appearance with the former company emblem and “K.T.R.” logo, after the removal of the car-number sign holders.

③ Features PT42 pantographs, with shoe tips that do not have horn-shaped ends. The different bogies and air-conditioning unit covers used on each formation are accurately reproduced.

● 4-Car Basic Set

Air conditioners:
5715 / 5765: Four RPU-2203 medium-size distributed A/C units + one ventilator
5015 / 5065: One FTUR-375-205 box-type centralized A/C unit + one ventilator

Bogies:
5715 / 5765: NA-321T
5015 / 5065: KH-55A

● 3-Car Add-On Set

Air conditioners:
All cars feature one FTUR-375-205 box-type centralized A/C unit

Bogies:
5115: KH-55
5165: TS-804B
5865: NA-321AT

● 7-Car Set

Air conditioners:
All cars feature six RPU-1508 small distributed A/C units

Bogies:
5722 / 5772 / 5872: TS-805A
5022 / 5072 / 5122 / 5172: TS-804A

④ Front destination displays: The 4-Car Basic Set and 3-Car Add-On Set come with “Keio-Hachioji” pre-installed, with “Shinjuku” and blank displays included as replacements. The 7-Car Set comes with “Shinjuku” pre-installed, with “Keio-Hachioji” and blank displays included.

⑤ Front service-type displays: Each set includes “Limited Express,” “Express,” “Commuter Express,” “Rapid,” “Commuter Rapid,” “Out of Service,” and a blank (cream-colored) display.

⑥ The Special Edition 7-Car Set includes “Takao,” “Jinba,” and “Geiko” headmarks, as well as a car-number lettering sheet for recreating alternate formations.

⑦ All cab cars feature illuminated headlights, taillights, passing lights, and front destination displays, using white LEDs and equipped with an on/off switch. The passing lights can be switched independently to select the desired lighting configuration.

⑧ All cars are equipped with body-mounted close couplers without hooks. A coupler support with reproduced electrical connectors is included for installation on the front of the cab cars.

⑨ Equipped with a slotless motor for smooth and quiet operation.

⑩ DCC Friendly.