electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
(EMU) train type operated by the private railway 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 ...
in Japan from 1972 until 2006.
Technical specifications
The trains were equipped with 110 kW motors and chopper control.
Formations
The fleet consisted of nine four-car and nine six-car sets. The sets were formed as follows.
;Four-car sets
;Six-car sets
History
The trains entered service in 1972, and were the recipient of the 1973
Laurel Prize
The is an award presented annually in Japan since 1961 by the Japan Railfan Club. It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and voted by the selection committee as having the most outstanding functional and des ...
.
Chiyoda Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378). The trains were withdrawn from service in March 2006. A farewell run between and was operated on May 13, 2006.
File:Laurel Prize 1973 of Japan Railfan Club.JPG, Laurel Prize 1973 plaque
File:TRTA 6000 and OER 9000 at Yoyogi-Uehara Station 19780331.jpg, First Odakyu and Chiyoda Line through-services on March 31, 1978
File:Odakyu-9000-Farewell.JPG, 9000 series (left) with "Sayonara" headboard on May 13, 2006
Preserved examples
*Deha 9001: stored at the Kitami inspection facility
Roca Line
The Roca line is a gauge commuter rail service in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, part of General Roca Railway network. The service is currently operated by State-owned company Trenes Argentinos, from the city-centre terminus of Const ...
in
Argentina
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