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(EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator

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on the Ikegami and Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007.

Design

Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side. These trains use a Train Automatic Stopping Controller (TASC) system allowing them to stop automatically at all stations.

Formation

, the fleet consists of 15 three-car sets, 7101F to 7115F, formed as follows. Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.

Key

* CP:

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* VVVF:

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* SIV: Static inverter

Interior

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car. File:TKK new7000 cabin.jpg, Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating File:Inside-Tokyu7000N-4.jpg, Transverse seating bays File:Inside-Tokyu7000N-3.jpg, Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space File:Tokyu series7000 information LCD-1.jpg, LCD passenger information display

History

The first two three-car sets were delivered in November 2007."Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue Two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the

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factory in Yokohama in November 2017. Six additional sets, numbered 7110 to 7115, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in 2018.

Special liveries

From 10 April 2022, two 7000 series sets are due to receive a special livery to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyu Corporation's founding.

References

External links

Tokyu EMU details

(Japan Railfan Magazine) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tokyu 7000 series Electric multiple units of Japan

7000 series 7000 series may refer to: Japanese trains * Chichibu Railway 7000 series electric multiple unit (EMU) * Echizen Railway 7000 series EMU * Hankyu 7000 series EMU * Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway 7000 series EMU operating for the Kobe Municipal S ...