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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) commuter train type operated by the

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operator

Sagami Railway The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Sotetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owned ...

(Sotetsu) in Japan.

History

The trains are based on

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

E231 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type used for commuter and outer-suburban services operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan since 2000. Design Trains were manufactured by Tokyu Car Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy In ...

design, and were built to replace ageing 5000, 2100, and 6000 series trains. The 10000 series were constructed by

Tokyu Car Corporation Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group ** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle m ...

in Yokohama and JR East's Niitsu factory. A total of 70 cars were built, formed as sets.

Formations

, the fleet consists of three ten-car sets and five eight-car sets, formed as follows.

10-car sets

8-car sets

Key

* <: Current collection device (single-arm pantograph) * VVVF:

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* SIV: Static inverter * CP:

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* ''Bold/italic'' number: Fleet number

Liveries

File:Soutetu10000.jpg, 10000 series train in original livery in March 2003 File:Sotetsu 10000 New color.jpg, Train in promotional livery in June 2007 File:Sagami-Railway-Series10000R-10701F.jpg, Refurbished set 10701 in "Yokohama Navy Blue" livery

Interior

File:Sotetsu10000 Inside.jpg, Interior view

Refurbishment

File:Sotetsu10000Renewal-inside.jpg, Interior view of a refurbished set

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sotetsu 10000 series Electric multiple units of Japan 10000 series Train-related introductions in 2002 Tokyu Car multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan