Meitetsu 100 series

The Meitetsu 100 series (名鉄100系) is a commuter electric multiple unit type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1978. There is also a 200 series type, operated since 1991, which is very similar to the 100 series. The 100 series and 200 series trains run on the Inuyama Line and Toyota Line and provide through service to the Tsurumai Line in Nagoya Municipal Subway.[1][2]

Meitetsu 100 series
Meitetsu 100 series
In service1978–
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Constructed1978–1994
Formation4 or 6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) servedInuyama Line
Toyota Line
Tsurumai Line
Specifications
Traction systemResistor control
VVVF drive (later models)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead catenary
Safety system(s)Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

See also

References

  1. 100系(地下鉄鶴舞線乗り入れ車両) (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. (9), p. 32, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6 Missing or empty |title= (help)


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