Sotetsu 9000 series

Sotetsu 9000 series

9000 series set 9703 in April 2014
In service 1993–Present
Manufacturer Tokyu Car Corporation
Refurbishment 2016-
Number built 70 vehicles (7 sets)
Number in service 70 vehicles (7 sets)
Formation 10 cars per set
Fleet numbers 9701-9707
Operator(s) Sotetsu
Depot(s) Kashiwadai Depot
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Car length
  • 20,100 mm (65 ft 11 in) (end cars)[1]
  • 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)[1]
Width 2,970 mm (9 ft 9 in)[1]
Doors 4 pairs per side
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)
Acceleration 3.0 km/h/s
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Bogies TS-907 (motored), TS-908 (trailer)[1]
Braking system(s) Brake by wire
Safety system(s) Sōtetsu ATS
Dead man's switch
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Sotetsu 9000 series (相鉄9000系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) on commuter services in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1993.

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of seven ten-car sets, numbered 9701 to 9707, formed as shown below with six motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Yokohama end.[2]

Unrefurbished sets

The unrefurbished sets are formed as follows.[1]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation Tc2 M1 M2 T2 MS1 M2 T1 MS1 M2 Tc1
Numbering 9700 9100 9200 9600 9100 9200 9600 9100 9200 9500
Capacity (total/seated) 142/45 153/54 153/54 153/54 154/60 153/54 153/54 154/60 153/54 142/45
Weight (t) 28.6 37.6 38.0 26.2 37.8 38.0 26.6 37.8 38.0 28.5

The motored cars each have one pantograph.[2]

Refurbished sets

The refurbished sets are formed as follows.[1]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation Tc2 M1 M2 T2 MS1 M2 T1 MS1 M2 Tc1
Numbering 9700 9100 9200 9600 9100 9200 9600 9100 9200 9500
Capacity (total/seated) 140/45 151/54 151/54 151/54 150/60 151/54 151/54 150/60 151/54 140/45
Weight (t) 28.8 38.1 38.3 26.7 38.3 38.3 27.1 38.3 38.3 28.9

The motored cars each have one pantograph.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists mostly of longitudinal bench seating, but cars 5 and 8 include transverse seating bays.[2]

History

The trains were built by Tokyu Car Corporation in Yokohama between 1993 and 2001, with the first trains entering service in 1993. A total of 70 cars were built.[3]

From 2011, the fleet was gradually repainted into the new corporate livery, and some sets received single-arm pantographs in place of the original lozenge type.[2]

Refurbishment

From 2016, the 9000 series EMU fleet is scheduled to undergo a programme of refurbishment. This involves new interiors, including leather seat covers on the transverse seating bays, interior lighting that can be adjusted to suit day and night conditions, and a new exterior livery of "Yokohama navy blue".[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sekine, Masato (June 2016). 相模鉄道9000系 リニュアル車 [Sagami Railway 9000 series refurbished trainset]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 662. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. p. 83-86.
  2. 1 2 3 4 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 80-81. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  3. ↑ 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 211. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  4. ↑ 相模鉄道9000系が新色に! 相鉄グループが車両・駅舎・制服のデザイン統一へ [Sotetsu 9000 series to be reliveried! Sotetsu Group to standardize design of trains, stations, and uniforms]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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