Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series explained

Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series
Manufacturer:Nippon Sharyo
Factory:Toyokawa
Replaced:Chiba New Town Railway 9000 series
Yearconstruction:2013–
Yearservice:1 March 2013
Numberbuilt:8 vehicles (1 set)
Numberservice:8 vehicles (1 set)
Formation:8 cars per trainset
Fleetnumbers:9201
Owner:Chiba New Town Railway
Operator:Hokuso Railway
Depots:Inba
Carbody:Stainless steel
Carlength:18000mm
Width:2845mm
Doors:3 pairs per side
Maxspeed:120km/h
Acceleration:3.5km/h/s
Deceleration:
  • 4km/h/s (service)
  • 4.5km/h/s (emergency)
Electricsystem:1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Collectionmethod:Pantograph
Bogies:FS-564 (motored), FS-064 (trailer)
Safety:C-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 1 March 2013.[1]

Design

The design is based on the Keisei 3050 series, and is similar to the Hokuso 7500 series and Shin-Keisei N800 series trains also based on the same design.[2]

Formation

The eight-car set is formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars.[1]

DesignationM2c M1 T M2 M1' T M1 M2c
Numbering9201-1 9201-2 9201-3 9201-4 9201-5 9201-6 9201-7 9201-8
Weight (t)33.0 33.0 27.0 30.0 32.0 27.0 33.0 33.0
Capacity
(Total/seated)
122/43 133/52 133/52 133/52 133/52 133/52 133/52 122/43

The "M1" cars each have two PT7131-B single-arm pantographs, and the "M" car has one.[1]

Interior

The interior design is virtually identical to the Hokuso 7500 series, with passenger accommodation consisting of longitudinal bench seating throughout, although whereas the Hokuso 7500 series has three LED scrolling passenger information display units per car, the 9200 series has six 15-inch LCD screens per car, like the Keisei 3050 series, located above each doorway.[1]

History

The sole set, 9201, was delivered to the Hokuso Line depot at Inba from the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi in February 2013.[3] It entered revenue service from 1 March 2013.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 千葉ニュータウン鉄道9200形 . Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series. Japan Railfan Magazine. 53. 626. 60–61. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. June 2013.
  2. 千葉ニュータウン鉄道 新型車両9200形を導入. Chiba New Town Railway introduces new 9200 series trains. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. 42. 349. 73. Kōtsū Shimbun. Japan . Japanese. May 2013.
  3. Web site: 千葉ニュータウン鉄道9200形が印旛車両基地へ. Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series delivered to Inba. 19 February 2013. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese . 23 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042638/http://railf.jp/news/2013/02/19/120000.html . 12 January 2018 . live.
  4. Web site: 千葉ニュータウン鉄道9200形9201編成が営業運転を開. Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series set 9201 enters revenue service. 2 March 2013. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese . 23 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042706/https://railf.jp/news/2013/03/02/085000.html . 12 January 2018 . live.