The , reclassified from 2019, is a Japanese commuter

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(EMU) train type operated by

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in the Tokyo area since 1992. They were used on

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and

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inter-running services from 1992 until 2018, as well as the

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since 2018. Three 10-car sets were built by

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between 1992 and 1993, all of which were shortened to 5-car sets by March 2019.

Operations

These sets are used on the

. Originally, they were used on

and

inter-running services; they were not capable of running through onto the

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, and had circular "K" stickers on the centre front cab window to indicate this.

Design

Based on the earlier

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EMU design, two sets were introduced in 1992, followed by a third in 1993. The first two sets were delivered with roller blind destination indicators, whereas the third set was delivered from new with 3-colour LED destination indicators. All three sets have since been modified with full-colour LED destination indicators.

Formations

Den-en-toshi Line 10-car sets

The 10-car sets consisted of six motored (M) cars and four unpowered trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Shibuya end. Cars 3, 6, and 9 were each fitted with one lozenge type

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. Cars 3 and 9 had wheelchair spaces.

Oimachi Line 5-car sets

The 5-car sets consist of three motored cars and two trailer cars, formed as shown below. Car 1 is at the Oimachi end. Car 4 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs, and car 2 is fitted with one.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:Inside-Tokyu2000-1.jpg, Interior view File:Inside-Tokyu2000-3.jpg, Interior view of car 3, showing the wheelchair space

History

The first two sets entered service on the Den-en-toshi Line in September 1992, with a third following in 1993.

Oimachi Line transfer and reclassification

Set 2103 was the first set to be transferred to the Oimachi Line; it was introduced on the line in 2018 as a 5-car formation. By February 2019, 2000 series sets 2102 and 2103 were in service on the Oimachi Line, with set 2102 being shortened to a 5-car formation as well; they were reclassified "9020 series" and respectively numbered 9022 and 9023. Set 2101 was transferred to the Oimachi Line in March 2019; like the other sets, it was shortened to 5 cars and was renumbered 9021. Fifteen surplus cars were scrapped in 2018. File:Tokyu2000 tama50.jpg, Set 2102 on the Den-en-toshi Line, with original roller blind destination indicators and no front end skirt, November 2004 File:Tokyu-Oimachi-Line Series9020-9021.jpg, 9020 series set 9021 (formerly 2101) on the Oimachi Line, December 2021

References

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