Tokyu 7000 series

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]

Tokyu 7000 series
7000 series set 7101 on the Tamagawa Line in June 2008
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car Corporation, J-TREC
Built at	Yokohama
Constructed	2007–2018
Entered service	December 2007
Number built	27 vehicles (9 sets)
Number in service	21 vehicles (7 sets)
Formation	3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	7101–7115
Capacity	378 (137 seated)
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation
Depot(s)	Yukigaya
Line(s) served	Tokyu Ikegami Line Tokyu Tamagawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18,100 mm (59 ft 4 ^5⁄8 in) (end cars) 18,000 mm (59 ft ^5⁄8 in) (intermediate car)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 ^1⁄4 in)
Height	4,050 mm (13 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	85 km/h (55 mph)
Power output	190 kW (250 hp) x 8
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.5 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 wire
Current collection method	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, TASC
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

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 1 April 2017, the fleet consisted of seven three-car sets, 7101 to 7107, formed as follows.[2] A further two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in November 2017.[3]

Car No.	1	2	3
Designation	Mc	M	Tc
Numbering	7100	7200	7300

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

Interior

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

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  Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
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  Transverse seating bays

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]

References

1. 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. 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.
3. 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.
4. "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71
5. "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue

External links

• Tokyu EMU details (in Japanese)
• Tokyu 7000 series (Japan Railfan Magazine) (in Japanese)