Tōkyū 6000 series

Infobox EMU
name = Tōkyū 6000 series


imagesize = 240px
caption = 6000 series on express service near Oyamadai Station, March 2008
InService = From March 2008
Manufacturer = Tokyu Car Corporation
Family =
Built = (under construction)
Refurbishment =
Formation = 6 cars per trainset
Operator = Tokyu Corporation
Depots =
LinesServed = Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
CarBody = Stainless steel
CarLength = 20,435 mm (end cars), 20,000 mm (intermediate cars)
CarWidth = 2,800 mm
CarHeight = 3,640 mm
MaxSpeed = 120 km/h
Weight =
Capacity =
Acceleration = 3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration = 3.5 km/h/s (emergency: 4.5 km/h/s)
Traction =
Power = 190 kW x 6
Gauge = 1,067 mm
Voltage = 1,500 V DC overhead
Brakes =
SafetySystem = ATC-P The Nihongo|Tōkyū 6000 series|東急6000系電車|Tōkyū 6000 kei densha is an EMU ordered by Tokyu Corporation for use on new express services on the Tōkyū Ōimachi Line starting in 28 March 2008. [ [http://www.tokyu.co.jp/contents_index/guide/pdf/080215-1.pdf Start of express services on Ōimachi Line] , Tōkyū press release, 15 February 2008] Based on the 5000 series design, cars have four sets of doors per side. ["Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, April 2007 issue, P.73]

History

The first set (6101) was delivered in December 2007. ["Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.85] The first trains entered revenue-earning service on 28 March 2008.

Formation

# KuHa6100 (Tc2)
# DeHa6200 (M) (with pantograph)
# SaHa6300 (T)
# DeHa6400 (M2)
# DeHa6500 (M1) (with two pantographs)
# KuHa6600 (Tc1) ["Japan Railfan Magazine", April 2008 issue, P.67-74]

External links

* [http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/oimachi-kyuko/new_model/index.html 6000 series new model] Tōkyū website (Japanese)

References