Tokyu 7000 series

Tokyu 7000 series

7000 series on the Tamagawa Line, June 2008
In service December 2007–
Manufacturer Tokyu Car Corporation
Built at Yokohama
Constructed 2007–
Number under construction 14 sets
Number built 15 vehicles (5 sets)
Number in service 15 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation 3 cars per trainset
Capacity 378 (137 seated)
Operator Tokyu Corporation
Line(s) served Tōkyū Ikegami Line
Tōkyū Tamagawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 18,100 mm (end cars)
18,000 mm (intermediate car)
Width 2,800 mm
Height 4,050 mm
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Acceleration 3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration 3.5 km/h/s (emergency: 4.5 km/h/s)
Power output 190 kW x 8
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Safety system(s) Tōkyū ATS, ATC-P, TASC
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 7000 series (東急7000系 Tōkyū 7000-kei?) is an electric multiple unit train type operated by Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007.

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Design

Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side.

These trains use a Train Automatic Stopping Controller (TASC) system allowing them to stop automatically at all stations.

Formation

The trains are formed as follows.[1]

Car No. 1 2 3
Designation Mc M Tc
Numbering 7100 7200 7300

Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.

Interior

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car.[2]

History

The first two 3-car sets were delivered in November 2007.[3] A total of 19 sets are due to be delivered by the end of fiscal 2011.[4]

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:T%C5%8Dky%C5%AB_7000_series_(II) Tokyu 7000 series] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 55. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0. 
  2. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71
  3. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue
  4. ^ Tokyu poster advertising new trains (Japanese)

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