Tōkyū 7000 series

Infobox EMU
name = Tōkyū 7000 series

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caption = 7000 series on the Tamagawa Line near Tamagawa Station, February 2008
InService = From December 2007
Manufacturer = Tokyu Car Corporation
Family =
Built = 57 vehicles (19 sets, under construction)
Refurbishment =
Formation = 3 cars per trainset
Operator = Tokyu Corporation
Depots =
LinesServed = Tōkyū Ikegami Line, Tōkyū Tamagawa Line
CarBody = Stainless steel
CarLength = 18,100 mm (end cars), 18,000 mm (intermediate car)
CarWidth = 2,800 mm
CarHeight = 4,050 mm
MaxSpeed = 120 km/h
Weight =
Capacity = 378 (137 seated)
Acceleration = 3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration = 3.5 km/h/s (normal), 4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Traction =
Power = 190 kW x 8
Gauge = 1,067 mm
Voltage = 1,500 V DC overhead
Brakes =
SafetySystem = Tōkyū ATS, ATC-P The Nihongo|Tōkyū 7000 series|東急7000系電車|Tōkyū 7000 kei densha is an EMU ordered by Tokyu Corporation to enter service on the Ikegami and Tamagawa lines from late December 2007. Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side.

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car. ["Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71]

Formation

Cars from Gotanda/Tamagawa end:
# DeHa7100 (Mc)
# DeHa7200 (M)
# DeHa7300 (Tc)

History

The first two 3-car sets were delivered in November 2007. ["Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue] A total of 19 sets are due to be delivered by the end of fiscal 2011. [ [http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway/east/poster/Ikegami-Tamagawa-newcar.html Tōkyū poster advertising new trains (in Japanese)] ]

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