| Sotetsu 9000 series | |
| Service: | 1993–Present |
| Manufacturer: | Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Yearconstruction: | 1993–2001 |
| Yearservice: | 14 March 1993 |
| Refurbishment: | 2016–2019 |
| Yearscrapped: | 2020 |
| Numberbuilt: | 70 vehicles (7 sets) |
| Numberservice: | 60 vehicles (6 sets) |
| Numberscrapped: | 10 vehicles (1 set) |
| Formation: | 10 cars per set |
| Fleetnumbers: | 9701–9707 |
| Operator: | Sotetsu |
| Depots: | Kashiwadai Station |
| Carbody: | Aluminium |
| Width: | 2970mm |
| Doors: | 4 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Acceleration: | 3km/h/s |
| Traction: | Original: GTO-VVVF (Toyo Denki) Refurbished: IGBT-VVVF (Hitachi) |
| Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC |
| Bogies: | TS-907 (motored), TS-908 (trailer) |
| Brakes: | Brake by wire |
| Safety: | ATS-P Dead man's switch |
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) on commuter services in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1993.
, the fleet consists of seven ten-car sets, numbered 9701 to 9707, formed as shown below with six motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Yokohama end.[1]
The unrefurbished sets are formed as follows.[2]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tc2 | M1 | M2 | T2 | MS1 | M2 | T1 | MS1 | M2 | Tc1 | |
| Numbering | 9700 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9500 | |
| Capacity (total/seated) | 142/45 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 154/60 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 154/60 | 153/54 | 142/45 | |
| Weight (t) | 28.6 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 26.2 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 26.6 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 28.5 |
The motored cars each have one pantograph.[1]
The refurbished sets are formed as follows.[2]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tc2 | M1 | M2 | T2 | MS1 | M2 | T1 | MS1 | M2 | Tc1 | |
| Numbering | 9700 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9500 | |
| Capacity (total/seated) | 140/45 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 150/60 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 150/60 | 151/54 | 140/45 | |
| Weight (t) | 28.8 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 26.7 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 27.1 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
The motored cars each have one pantograph.[2]
Passenger accommodation consists mostly of longitudinal bench seating, but cars 5 and 8 include transverse seating bays.[1]
The trains were built by Tokyu Car Corporation in Yokohama between 1993 and 2001, with the first trains entering service in 1993. A total of 70 cars were built.[3]
From 2011, the fleet was gradually repainted into the new corporate livery, and some sets received single-arm pantographs in place of the original lozenge type.[1]
Set 9701, which wasn't part of the Yokohama Navy Blue refurbishment programme, was scrapped on 11 December 2020.[4]
From 2016, the 9000 series EMU fleet is scheduled to undergo a programme of refurbishment. This involves new interiors, including leather seat covers on the transverse seating bays, interior lighting that can be adjusted to suit day and night conditions, and a new exterior livery of Yokohama Navy Blue.[5]