Tokyu 7000 series explained
| Tokyu 7000 series |
| Manufacturer: | Tokyu Car Corporation, J-TREC |
| Factory: | Yokohama |
| Yearconstruction: | 2007 - 2018 |
| Yearservice: | December 2007 |
| Numberbuilt: | 45 vehicles (15 sets) |
| Numberservice: | 45 vehicles (15 sets) |
| Formation: | 3 cars per trainset |
| Fleetnumbers: | 7101–7115 |
| Capacity: | 378 (133 seated) |
| Operator: | Tokyu Corporation |
| Depots: | Yukigaya |
| Carbody: | Stainless steel |
| Width: | 2800frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
| Height: | 4050frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
| Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 85km/h |
| Acceleration: | 3.3km/h/s |
| Poweroutput: | 190kW x 8 |
| Electricsystem: | (overhead wire) |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
| Safety: | Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, TASC |
The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007.[1]
Design
Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side.[1]
These trains use a Train Automatic Stopping Controller (TASC) system allowing them to stop automatically at all stations.
Operations
The trains are primarily used on Ikegami Line and Tokyu Tamagawa Line services. Since 2019, they have occasionally been used to provide additional capacity on the Kodomonokuni Line during special events.[2] [3] [4]
Formation
, the fleet consists of 15 three-car sets, 7101 to 7115, formed as follows.[5] [6]
| |
|---|
| Designation | DeHa 7100
(Mc) | DeHa 7200
(M) | KuHa 7300
(Tc) |
|---|
| Weight | 31.2 | 34.1 | 26.8 |
|---|
Capacity
(total/seated) | 122/44 | 134/45 | 122/44 |
|---|
| Numbering | 7101
:
7115 | 7201
:
7215 | 7301
:
7315 | |
|---|
Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[7]
Interior
Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car.[8]
History
The first two three-car sets were delivered in November 2007.[9]
Two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in November 2017.[10]
Six additional sets, numbered 7110 to 7115, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in 2018.[11] [12]
Special liveries
From 10 April 2022, two 7000 series sets are due to receive a special livery to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyu Corporation's founding.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: ja: 私鉄車両年鑑2013 . Japan Private Railways Annual 2013. Ikaros Publications Ltd. . 20 March 2013 . Tokyo, Japan . 178. 978-4-86320-693-9. 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅.
- Web site: 2024-05-07 . ja:※写真追加！※ こどもの国線で7000系が臨時営業運転、「うし」「ひつじ」の併結も…！ .
- Photos added* 7000 series trains will operate on a special schedule on the Kodomo-no-Kuni Line, with the "Ushi" and "Hitsuji" trains also coupled together!
. 2024-08-06 . RM News . Neko Publishing . ja . Japan.
- Web site: 2019-11-12 . ja:【横浜高速鉄道】【東急】7000系がこどもの国線で営業運転 . (Yokohama Minatomirai) (Tokyu) 7000 series operates on the Kodomonokuni Line . 2024-08-06 . RM News . Neko Publishing . ja . Japan.
- Web site: 2023-10-16 . ja:こどもの国線が臨時ダイヤで運転される . Kodomonokuni Line to operate on special timetable . 2024-08-06 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . ja . Japan.
- February 2008 . ja:東京急行電鉄 7000系 . Tokyu Corporation 7000 series . . ja . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . 48 . 562 . 62–69.
- August 2019 . ja:車両 データバンク . Rolling Stock Databank . . ja . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . 59 . 702 . .
- Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2017 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 25 July 2017 . Japan . 62. 978-4-330-81317-2 . Japanese .
- "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71
- "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue
- Web site: 16 November 2017. ja: 東急7000系6両が甲種輸送される. http://railf.jp/news/2017/11/16/200500.html. live. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121085258/http://railf.jp/news/2017/11/16/200500.html. 21 November 2017. 21 November 2017.
- Web site: 2018-07-18. 東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される. 9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported. live. 2021-11-26. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126164054/https://railf.jp/news/2018/07/18/181000.html.
- Web site: 2018-09-28. 東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される. 9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported. live. 2021-11-26. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126163024/https://railf.jp/news/2018/09/28/181500.html.
- Web site: 2022-03-29 . 特別企画列車「東急グループ100周年トレイン」を運転 . Tokyu to operate special 100th anniversary trains . 2022-03-29 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . ja . 2 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402125300/https://railf.jp/news/2022/03/30/003000.html . live .
