Odakyu 9000 series | |
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In service | 1972–2006 |
Manufacturer | Tokyu Car, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Constructed | 1972–1977 |
Scrapped | 2005–2006 |
Number built | 90 vehicles (18 sets) |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
Formation | 4 / 6 cars per set |
Operators | Odakyu Electric Railway |
Specifications | |
Width | 2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in) |
Doors | 4 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design) |
Traction system | Mitsubishi resistor control with field chopper control (thyristor switching device[1])(electric camshaft); 11 steps in series, 8 steps in parallel, field weakening (chopper-controlled), 19 steps for dynamic braking and 11 steps for regenerative braking |
Traction motors | Mitsubishi DC compound motor[2] |
Power output | 110 kW x4 per motored car |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Bogies | FS085, FS385[3] |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative braking, dynamic braking |
Multiple working | 2600 Series/4000 Series(1st generation)/5000 Series(1st generation)/8000 Series/1000 Series/3000 series |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Odakyu 9000 series (小田急9000形, Odakyū 9000-gata) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from 1972 until 2006.
The trains were equipped with 110 kW motors and chopper control.[4]
The fleet consisted of nine four-car and nine six-car sets.[5] The sets were formed as follows.[6]
Designation | M1c | M1 | M2 | M2c |
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Numbering | 9000 | 9100 | 9200 | 9300 |
Designation | M1c | M2 | T1 | T2 | M1 | M2c |
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Numbering | 9400 | 9500 | 9550 | 9650 | 9600 | 9700 |
The trains entered service in 1972, and were the recipient of the 1973 Laurel Prize.[7] Chiyoda Line through services with 9000 series trains began on March 31, 1978.[6] The trains were withdrawn from service in March 2006.[5] A farewell run between Hadano and Karakida was operated on May 13, 2006.[6]
Trains of a similar design operate on the Roca Line in Argentina.[citation needed]