Tokyu 7000 series

Japanese train type

  • IK Tokyu Ikegami Line
  • TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line
SpecificationsCar body constructionStainless steelCar length18.1 m (59 ft 4+58 in) (end cars)
18 m (59 ft 58 in)(intermediate car)Width2,800 mm (9 ft 2+14 in)Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3+12 in)Doors3 pairs per sideMaximum speed85 km/h (52.8 mph)Power output190 kW (250 hp) x 8Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)Deceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)Electric system(s)1,500 V DC Overhead wireCurrent collector(s)PantographSafety system(s)Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, TASCTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 7000 series (東急7000系, Tōkyū 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and 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.

Formation

As of 14 July 2021[update], the fleet consists of 15 three-car sets, 7101F to 7115F, formed as follows.[2]

← Tamagawa, Gotanda
Kamata →
Car No. 1 2 3
Designation DeHa 7100
(Mc)
DeHa 7200
(M)
KuHa 7300
(Tc)
Equipment CP VVVF
SIV
CP
Numbering 7101
:
7115
7201
:
7215
7301
:
7315

Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[3]

Key

  • CP: Compressor
  • VVVF: Variable-frequency drive
  • SIV: Static inverter

Interior

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car.[4]

  • Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
    Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
  • Transverse seating bays
    Transverse seating bays
  • Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
    Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
  • LCD passenger information display
    LCD passenger information display

History

The first sets, 7101 and 7102, on delivery to Tokyu in November 2007

The first two three-car sets were delivered in November 2007.[5]

Two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in November 2017.[6]

Six additional sets, numbered 7110 to 7115, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in 2018.[7][8]

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 178. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. ^ "東急7000系 編成表(最新版)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 62. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  4. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71
  5. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue
  6. ^ 東急7000系6両が甲種輸送される. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される" [9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される" [9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ^ "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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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