Sotetsu 5000 series explained

Sotetsu 5000 series
Service:	1955–2009
Operator:	Sotetsu
Carbody:	Aluminium
Doors:	4 pairs per side
Electricsystem:	1,500 V DC
Collectionmethod:	overhead

The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan.

History

First introduced in December 1955, the trains were rebuilt from 1972 with new lightweight aluminium bodies and air-conditioning.^[1] The last train in operation was withdrawn on 11 February 2009.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 相鉄5000系について . About the Sotetsu 5000 series . sotetsu.co.jp . Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031915/http://www.sotetsu.co.jp/train/info/33.html . 5 December 2010 . dead . 16 March 2009.
2. 相模鉄道「５０００系さよならイベント」開催 (Sagami Railway stages "Sayonara 5000 series event") . Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō . 38 . 300 . 91 . April 2009 .