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(EMU) train that the

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operator

Odakyu Electric Railway , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...

has operated in the Tokyo area of Japan since March 1995. Nine 8-car sets in total were manufactured between 1995 and 2001 in three batches. The design was based on the earlier 1000 series sets, with some of the passenger doors increased from wide to help reduce station dwell times.

Formation

, the fleet consisted of nine 8-car sets, 2051 to 2059, formed as follows with four motored (M) cars and four unpowered trailer (T) cars. Car 8 is at the Shinjuku end. * Cars 2, 3, and 6, are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph. * Cars 2, 3, 6, and 7 have wider (1,600 mm) doorways. * The end cars, 1 and 8, have a wheelchair space. * Car 2 is designated as a mildly-air-conditioned car.

History

The trains were delivered between January 1995 and April 2001, with the first trains entering revenue service on 8 March 1995. These sets are primarily used for Local services.

Build details

The build histories for the fleet are as follows.

In popular culture

The Odakyu 2000 series is featured as a player-driveable train in the ''

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'' computer game.

References

External links

Nippon Sharyo information page
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