Odakyu 70000 series
| Odakyu 70000 series | |
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An artist's impression published in October 2016 | |
| In service | March 2018 (scheduled) |
| Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
| Built at | Toyokawa, Aichi |
| Constructed | 2017 |
| Number under construction | 14 vehicles (2 sets) |
| Formation | 7 cars per set |
| Operator(s) | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Line(s) served | Odakyu Odawara Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection method | Overhead lines |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Odakyu 70000 series (小田急70000形 Odakyū 70000-gata) is a Romancecar electric multiple unit (EMU) train type on order by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan. Two seven-car trainsets are scheduled to enter service on the Odakyu Odawara Line in March 2018.[1]
Design
Two seven-car trainsets are to be built by Nippon Sharyo, with the design overseen by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network.[2] The total cost of the two trains will be approximately 4 billion yen.[2] The trains are scheduled to be delivered in November 2017.[1]
Individual cars will be equipped with electro-hydraulic full-active suspension to minimize lateral vibration.[3]
Operations
The trains will primarily operate on the Odakyu Odawara Line between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1]
Formations
The trains will be formed as seven-car sets of 20 m bogie cars.[3]
Interior
16-seat observation saloons will located at either end of the train, and the side windows of the passenger saloons will have one-metre high windows.[3]
History
Initial details of the trains on order were published by Odakyu on 20 October 2016.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 小田急電鉄、新型ロマンスカー70000形デビューへ 高さ1mの側面窓や展望室 [Odakyu Electric Railway to debut new 70000 series Romancecar with 1 m high side windows and observation saloon]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- 1 2 新型特急ロマンスカー「７００００形」の製造を決定 ２０１８年３月営業運転開始予定 [ New 70000 series to be built - Scheduled to enter service in March 2018] (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 20 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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