| Chiba New Town Railway 9100 series | |
| Service: | 1994–present |
| Manufacturer: | Nippon Sharyo |
| Factory: | Toyokawa |
| Yearconstruction: | 1994, 2000 |
| Yearservice: | 1994 |
| Numberbuilt: | 24 vehicles (3 sets) |
| Numberservice: | 24 vehicles (3 sets) |
| Formation: | 8 cars per trainset |
| Fleetnumbers: | 9101–9121 |
| Operator: | Hokuso Railway |
| Depots: | Inba |
| Carbody: | Stainless steel |
| Carlength: | 18000mm |
| Width: | 2780mm |
| Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 120round=5NaNround=5 |
| Acceleration: | 3.5km/h/s |
| Deceleration: | 4km/h/s (service) 4.5km/h/s (emergency) |
| Traction: | GTO–VVVF (TDK6172A) |
| Poweroutput: | 130 kW x 4 per motor car |
| Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC |
| Collectionmethod: | Overhead catenary |
| Bogies: | FS-547 (motored), FS-047 (trailer) |
| Safety: | ATS |
The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type owned by the third-sector railway company Chiba New Town Railway and operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 1994.[1] The trains are nicknamed "C-Flyer", with the "C" standing for Chiba.[1]
The 9100 series trains are used on the following lines.[1]
As of 1 April 2013, the fleet consists of three eight-car sets, formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the southern end.[1] [2]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | M2c | M1 | T | M1' | M2 | T | M1 | M2c | |
| Numbering | 91x8 | 91x7 | 91x6 | 91x5 | 91x4 | 91x3 | 91x2 | 91x1 | |
| Weight (t) | 34.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | |||
| Capacity (Total/seated) | 121/41 | 132/50 | 131/50 | 132/50 | 131/50 | 132/50 | 121/41 | ||
The "M1" cars each have two pantographs, and the "M1'" car has one.[2]
Passenger accommodation consists mostly of longitudinal bench seating, with some transverse seats at the car ends.[1] The end cars each have a wheelchair space.[2] The 1st-batch sets, 9101 and 9111, originally had public phones located in cars 3 and 6, but these were removed in 1997.[1]
The first two sets, 9101 and 9111, were built by Nippon Sharyo in Toyokawa, Aichi, and delivered in 1994, ahead of the extension of the Hokuso Line from to in 1995.[1] A third, 2nd-batch set, 9121, was delivered in 2000, coinciding with the extension of the line from Inzai-Makinohara to .[1]