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electric multiple unit
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(EMU) train types operated in Japan on limited express services by the
private railway
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Japan
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operator
Tobu Railway since 1991.
The trains are used on ''Ryōmō'' services from
Asakusa
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History
The ...
in Tokyo to
Akagi and
Kuzū.
Formations
, the fleet consists of nine 6-car 200 series sets and one 6-car 250 series set.
200 series sets 201 to 209
Cars 2, 4, and 5 are each fitted with a
pantograph (scissors type on sets 201 to 206, and single-arm type on sets 207 to 209.
250 series set 251
Car 2 is fitted with one single-arm pantograph, and car 4 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.
Interior
Passenger accommodation is monoclass with unidirectional reclining seats arranged with a seat pitch of .
Seats in the 200 series sets were reused from former 1700 and 1720 series trainsets, with new seat cover
moquette.
Vending machines selling drinks are provided onboard.
History
The first seven 200 series sets were built between 1991 and 1996 utilizing the bogies and traction motors from former
1700/1720 series "DRC" EMUs displaced by the arrival of new ''Spacia''
100 series EMUs. The trains entered service from 1 February 1991.
Sets 208 and 209 built in fiscal 1997 featured
HID headlights, LED destination indicators, and single-arm pantographs. 250 series set 251, was an entirely new build, delivered in March 1998. This featured the same 190 kW traction motors and bogies as the
30000 series, with VVVF control. Only three of the six cars in this set are motored.
In December 2014, set 206 was overhauled and returned to traffic with new seats, replacing the original 1700/1720 series seating.
Livery variations
''Puyuma Express''
In June 2016, 200 series set 208 was repainted in a special livery based on that of the ''
Puyuma Express
The ''Puyuma Express'' () is a type of railway service on Taiwan Railways (TRA) notable for using tilting trains. It began commercial service on 6 February 2013 during the Spring Festival.
''Puyuma Express'' was commissioned by the TRA in ord ...
'' trains operated in Taiwan by the
Taiwan Railways Administration
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(TRA).
This follows the signing of a friendship agreement between Tobu and TRA in December 2015.
Revival livery
On 5 August 2021, 200 series set 205 was repainted in a livery based on that of the
1800 series trainsets. In addition, its seat covers were changed to resemble those of the 1800 series. Set 209 was repainted in the same livery on 8 February 2022.
References
External links
Tobu 200 series information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobu 200 Series
Electric multiple units of Japan
200 series
Train-related introductions in 1991
Alna Koki rolling stock
Tokyu Car multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan