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(Meitetsu) on

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services in Japan since January 2005.

Operations

The 2000 series operates as an access train serving Central Japan International Airport (Centrair), and entered service in January 2005, shortly before the airport opened. The trains made up of 2000 series cars are known as , a combination of "μTicket" which is Meitetsu's ticket for first class seats, plus "sky" in reference to the airport. μSky trains can reach

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from

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in 28 minutes with a maximum speed of 120km/h. While intended for rapid airport service, this train also serves other routes as a regular limited express train.

Formations

The fleet of 12 four-car sets are formed as shown below, with one trailer (T) car and three motored (M) cars. The Mo 2150 cars were added to the original 3-car sets in 2006. Cars 3 and 4 are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph. Car 2 has a toilet. Each four-car set can carry up to 181 passengers. The maximum acceleration velocity is 2.3km/h/s and the common deceleration velocity is 3.5km/h/s with an emergency potential of 4.2km/h/s.

Seats and facilities

Seating is arranged 2+2 abreast throughout with a seat pitch of . Each car has four luggage spaces (Except a number of sets). Each seat has continuous large windows with UV-cut glass and roll-up curtains that can be operated individually by customers. File:Nagoya Railroad - Series 2000 - Cabin - 01.JPG, Interior view

History

The trains entered service on 29 January 2005, initially formed as a fleet of 10 three-car sets. From 29 April 2006, additional cars were added to the fleet to form 12 4-car sets to cope with demand.

Awards

In October 2005, the 2000 series was awarded the "Good Design" award. In June 2006, the train was one of the four recipients of the 46th

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presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club. A presentation ceremony was held at

on 4 November 2006.

Special liveries

From 14 January 2020, a 2000 series set was wrapped in a ''

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''-inspired livery.

References

External links

Meitetsu 2000 series information
{{Meitetsu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 2000 series Train-related introductions in 2005 Tilting trains Nippon Sharyo multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan