Construction
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On September 12, 1979, the first 6-car set emerged from Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Hyōgo Works. After trial runs, it was displayed at Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Himeji on October 13 and 14. The sets' completion dates and manufacturers are as follows:
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Set Completion date Manufacturer 1 September 12, 1979 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 2 January 29, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 3 January 29, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 4 January 12, 1980 Kinki Sharyo 5 February 5, 1980 Kinki Sharyo 6 February 5, 1980 Kinki Sharyo 7 February 26, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 8 March 13, 1980 Kinki Sharyo 9 April 22, 1980 Nippon Sharyo 10 April 22, 1980 Nippon Sharyo 11 July 8, 1980 Nippon Sharyo 12 July 8, 1980 Nippon Sharyo 13 April 8, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 14 April 8, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 15 June 3, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 16 June 3, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 17 June 17, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 18 June 17, 1980 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 19 May 14, 1980 Kinki Sharyo 20 May 14, 1980 Kinki Sharyo 21 July 15, 1980 Kinki Sharyo
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