| Odakyu 5000 series | |
| Service: | 24 November 1969 – 16 March 2012 |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation, Nippon Sharyo |
| Yearconstruction: | 1969 – 1982 |
| Numberbuilt: | 180 vehicles (35 sets) |
| Numberservice: | None |
| Formation: | 4/6-car sets |
| Operator: | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Depots: | Kitami |
| Carbody: | Steel |
| Carlength: | 200NaN0 |
| Doors: | 4 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 100 km/h (service) 120 km/h (design) |
| Acceleration: | 2.4 km/h/s (4-car sets) |
| Traction: | Mitsubishi resistor control (electric camshaft); 25 steps in series, 31 steps in parallel, 7 steps of field weakening and 55 steps for braking[1] |
| Traction Motors: | Mitsubishi DC series motor |
| Poweroutput: | 135 kW x4 per motored car |
| Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC |
| Collectionmethod: | Overhead lines |
| Brakes: | Dynamic braking |
| Multipleworking: | 8000/1000/3000 series[2] |
The was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from November 1969 until March 2012.
Trains were formed as 4- and 6-car sets as shown below.[3]
| Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | Tc2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering | 5050 | 5000 | 5100 | 5150 |
The M1 and M2 cars each had one single-arm pantograph.
| Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | Tc2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering | 5250 | 5200 | 5300 | 5400 | 5500 | 5550 |
The M2 and M4 cars each had one single-arm pantograph.
The 5000 series was introduced from 1969, with a total of 15 sets (60 vehicles) built. These were augmented from 1978 by 20 6-car sets (120 vehicles), classified as 5200 series. Traction motors as well as control device were built by Mitsubishi Electric.
4+6-car formations were gradually replaced by new 4000 series sets, and the 6-car sets were withdrawn following the last day of operations on 30 January 2011.[4] The remaining 4-car sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012.[5]