Tokyu 7000 series

Japanese train type

  • IK Ikegami Line
  • TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line
SpecificationsCar body constructionStainless steelCar length
  • 18,100 mm (59 ft 4+5⁄8 in) (end cars)
  • 18,000 mm (59 ft 5⁄8 in) (intermediate car)
Width2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3+1⁄2 in)Doors3 pairs per sideMaximum speed85 km/h (53 mph)Power output190 kW (250 hp) x 8Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)Deceleration
  • 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service)
  • 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (overhead wire)Current collector(s)PantographSafety system(s)Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, TASCTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 7000 series (東急7000系, Tōkyū 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007.[1]

Design

Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side.[1]

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

Operations

The trains are primarily used on Ikegami Line and Tokyu Tamagawa Line services. Since 2019, they have occasionally been used to provide additional capacity on the Kodomonokuni Line during special events.[2][3][4]

Formation

As of 1 April 2019[update], the fleet consists of 15 three-car sets, 7101 to 7115, formed as follows.[5][6]

← Tamagawa, Gotanda
Kamata →
Designation DeHa 7100
(Mc)		 DeHa 7200
(M)		 KuHa 7300
(Tc)
Weight (t) 31.2 34.1 26.8
Capacity
(total/seated) 		122/44 134/45 122/44
Numbering 7101
:
7115		 7201
:
7215		 7301
:
7315

Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[7]

Interior

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car.[8]

  • Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
    Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
  • Transverse seating bays
    Transverse seating bays
  • Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
    Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
  • LCD passenger information display
    LCD passenger information display

History

The first sets, 7101 and 7102, on delivery to Tokyu in November 2007

The first two three-car sets were delivered in November 2007.[9]

Two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in November 2017.[10]

Six additional sets, numbered 7110 to 7115, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in 2018.[11][12]

Special liveries

From 10 April 2022, two 7000 series sets are due to receive a special livery to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyu Corporation's founding.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 178. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. ^ ※写真追加！※ こどもの国線で7000系が臨時営業運転、「うし」「ひつじ」の併結も…！ [*Photos added* 7000 series trains will operate on a special schedule on the Kodomo-no-Kuni Line, with the "Ushi" and "Hitsuji" trains also coupled together!]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ 【横浜高速鉄道】【東急】7000系がこどもの国線で営業運転 [(Yokohama Minatomirai) (Tokyu) 7000 series operates on the Kodomonokuni Line]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ こどもの国線が臨時ダイヤで運転される [Kodomonokuni Line to operate on special timetable]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ 東京急行電鉄 7000系 [Tokyu Corporation 7000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 48, no. 562. Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2008. pp. 62–69.
  6. ^ 車両 データバンク [Rolling Stock Databank]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 59, no. 702. Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2019.
  7. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 62. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  8. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71
  9. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue
  10. ^ 東急7000系6両が甲種輸送される. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ "東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される" [9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  12. ^ "東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される" [9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  13. ^ "特別企画列車「東急グループ100周年トレイン」を運転" [Tokyu to operate special 100th anniversary trains]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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