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The Tokyu 7000 series (東急7000系, Tōkyū 7000-kei) 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.[1]

Design

Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side.[1]

These trains use a Train Automatic Stopping Controller (TASC) system allowing them to stop automatically at all stations.

Formation

As of 14 July 2021, the fleet consists of 15 three-car sets, 7101F to 7115F, formed as follows.[2]

← Tamagawa, Gotanda
Kamata →
Car No. 1 2 3
Designation DeHa 7100
(Mc)		 DeHa 7200
(M)		 KuHa 7300
(Tc)
Equipment CP VVVF
SIV		 CP
Numbering 7101
:
7115		 7201
:
7215		 7301
:
7315

Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[3]

Key

Interior

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car.[4]

  • Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
    Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
  • Transverse seating bays
    Transverse seating bays
  • Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
    Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
  • LCD passenger information display
    LCD passenger information display

History

The first sets, 7101 and 7102, on delivery to Tokyu in November 2007

The first two three-car sets were delivered in November 2007.[5]

Two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in November 2017.[6]

Six additional sets, numbered 7110 to 7115, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in 2018.[7][8]

Special liveries

From 10 April 2022, two 7000 series sets are due to receive a special livery to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyu Corporation's founding.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 178. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. ^ "東急7000系 編成表（最新版）" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 62. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  4. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, January 2008 issue, P.71
  5. ^ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine, December 2007 issue
  6. ^ 東急7000系6両が甲種輸送される. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される" [9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "東急7000系9両が甲種輸送される" [9 Tokyu 7000 series cars being transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ^ "特別企画列車「東急グループ100周年トレイン」を運転" [Tokyu to operate special 100th anniversary trains]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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