| Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series | |
|---|---|
2000 series near Inuboh Station, January 2011 |
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| In service | July 2010– |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo |
| Replaced | 700/800 series |
| Constructed | 1962 |
| Refurbishment | 2010 |
| Number in service | 4 vehicles (2 sets) |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 238 (98 seated) |
| Operator | Choshi Electric Railway |
| Depot(s) | Nakanochō |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 17,680 mm (58 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 2,700 mm (8 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 4,100 mm (13 ft 5 in) |
| Doors | 3 sliding doors per side |
| Traction system | 90 kW x4 |
| Power output | 360 kW |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC |
| Current collection method | Overhead wire |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series (銚子電鉄2000形 Chōshi Dentetsu 2000-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Choshi Electric Railway in Japan since July 2010. The two 2-car sets were converted from former Iyo Railway 800 series EMU cars, which were themselves converted from former Keio Corporation 2010 series EMUs built in 1962, and were introduced to replace the Choshi Electric Railway's ageing 700 and 800 series EMU cars.[1]
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The two 2-car sets are formed as shown below, with the DeHa 2000 cars at the Chōshi end.[2][3]
| Designation | Mc | Tc |
|---|---|---|
| Numbering | DeHa 2000 | KuHa 2500 |
| Capacity (total/seated) | 118/48 | 120/50 |
| Weight (t) | 32.7 | 26.7 |
The DeHa 2000 cars have one lozenge type pantograph.[4]
Set 2001 was repainted into the all-over green livery originally carried in its Keio days. Set 2002 was repainted into all-over cream livery and entered service in July 2010 with advertising vinyls promoting the local Aeon shopping mall.
The trains feature longitudinal seating, and are equipped with fare collection boxes at each end for wanman driver only operation. The trains are also the first Choshi Electric Railway trains to be equipped with air-conditioning.[3]
The four cars in operation were originally built in 1962 by Hitachi and Nippon Sharyo as 2010 series trains for use on the 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge Keiō Line in Tokyo. 18 2010 series cars were purchased from Keio between 1984 and 1985 by the Iyo Railway in Shikoku, becoming the 800 series. Regauging work for use on the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge Iyo line involved modifying the Nippon Sharyo NA-318 and Tokyu Car TS-321A bogies on the trailer (non-motored) cars and replacing the bogies on motored cars with Tokyu TS-307 bogies from former Keiō Inokashira Line 1000 series EMUs withdrawn in 1984.[3] On the Iyo Railway, the 800 series trains initially operated as 3-car sets, but in 1994, driving cabs based on the design of the former Keiō 5000 series EMUs were added to the intermediate SaHa 850 cars to create 2-car sets formed as MoHa 820 + KuHa 850. This is the reason for the differing style driving cabs on each end of the present-day 2000 series sets.[3]
Two 2-car 800 series trains (MoHa 822 + KuHa 852 and MoHa 823 + KuHa 853) were purchased from the Iyo Railway in November 2009, and were modified for driver-only-operation and repainted at the line's Nakanocho Depot by Keisei Sharyo engineers, becoming the Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series.[3] The trains entered service on 24 July 2010.[5]
| Car No. | Date built | Manufacturer | Keio numbering | Iyo numbering |
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| DeHa 2001 | August 1962 | Hitachi | DeHa 2070 | MoHa 822 |
| KuHa 2501 | December 1962 | Hitachi | SaHa 2575 | SaHa 852, later KuHa 852 |
| DeHa 2002 | August 1962 | Hitachi | DeHa 2069 | MoHa 823 |
| KuHa 2502 | December 1962 | Nippon Sharyo | SaHa 2576 | SaHa 853, later KuHa 853 |
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