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(EMU) train type operated by the

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operator

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on the Tokyu Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan from 1987 to 2018.

Design

The 7700 series trains were formed between 1987 and 1990 using the bodies of former

Tokyu 7000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007. Design Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and ...

trains dating from the 1960s, which were modernized with air-conditioning and mated with new bogies and variable-frequency motor drives. Cars were long and had three pairs of doors per side.

Operations

The trains were formed as three-car sets and used on the

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and

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Formations

The fleet consisted of 15 three-car sets, formed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and one non-powered trailer ("T") car, and car 1 at the Gotanda/Tamagawa end. Cars 2 and 3 were each fitted with one lozenge-type

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Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal seating throughout, with a mixture of brown and orange seat

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. File:Tokyu-7700-interior.jpg, The interior of intermediate car 7810 in February 2007

History

The 7700 series trains sets were initially formed as two- and four-car sets; however, the fleet was subsequently reformed into three-car sets. Set 7915 was formed in 1996 from three former intermediate cars, and had newly-added cab ends of the same design as the

Tokyu 1000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Tokyu Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan since 1988. Design Based on the earlier Tokyu 9000 series design, the 1000 s ...

and

Tokyu 9000 series The is a Japanese commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in the Tokyo area of Japan. Introduced into service in March 1986, 14 eight-car sets and a five-car set were built be ...

trains. This set was withdrawn in 2010. File:Tokyu-7700-7915F.jpg, Set 7915 in November 2006

Livery variations

File:Tokyu 7700 7910F.JPG, Set 7910 in original unpainted livery in May 2012 File:Tokyu-7700-2.jpg, Set 7901 in February 2007 File:Tokyu Series7700-7712.jpg, Set 7912 in August 2018 in the "Kabuki" livery applied to driver-only operation sets

Withdrawal and resale

Withdrawals commenced in 2000, with six end cars being resold to the

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. While these three two-car sets retained the "7700 series" classification, they were renumbered 7701+7901 to 7703+7903, irrespective of their original car numbers. The 7700 series sets were completely retired on 24 November 2018.

Preserved examples

The cab end of former car DeHa 7702 is preserved inside the Maruzen Ikebukuro bookshop in

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. Built in March 1966 as 7000 series car DeHa 7046, it was withdrawn in December 2015, and moved to the ground floor of the Maruzen Ikebukuro bookshop building in March 2017, while still under construction.

References

External links

Tokyu EMU details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tokyu 7700 series Electric multiple units of Japan 7700 series Train-related introductions in 1987