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Odakyu 5000 series (1969)

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Odakyu 5000 series
Odakyu 5000 series, April 2008
In service24 November 1969 – 16 March 2012
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation, Nippon Sharyo
Constructed1969 – 1982
Number built180 vehicles (35 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Formation4/6-car sets
OperatorsOdakyu Electric Railway
DepotsKitami
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (service)
120 km/h (design)
Traction systemMitsubishi resistor control (vernier control [ja])(electric camshaft); 25 steps in series, 31 steps in parallel, 7 steps of field weakening and 55 steps for braking[1]
Traction motorsMitsubishi DC series motor[1]
Power output135 kW x4 per motored car
Acceleration2.4 km/h/s (4-car sets)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead lines
Braking system(s)Dynamic braking
Multiple working8000/1000/3000 series[2]
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Odakyu 5000 series (小田急5000形, Odakyū 5000-gata) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from November 1969 until March 2012.

Formation

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Trains were formed as 4- and 6-car sets as shown below.[3]

4-car sets

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Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 5050 5000 5100 5150

The M1 and M2 cars each had one single-arm pantograph.

6-car sets

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Designation Tc1 M1 M2 M3 M4 Tc2
Numbering 5250 5200 5300 5400 5500 5550

The M2 and M4 cars each had one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

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History

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5000 series on final day of operations, 30 January 2011

The 5000 series was introduced from 1969, with a total of 15 sets (60 vehicles) built. These were augmented from 1978 by 20 6-car sets (120 vehicles), classified as 5200 series. Traction motors as well as control device were built by Mitsubishi Electric.

4+6-car formations were gradually replaced by new 4000 series sets, and the 6-car sets were withdrawn following the last day of operations on 30 January 2011.[4] The remaining 4-car sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b 『私鉄の車両2 小田急電鉄』 p.53
  2. ^ "小田急電鉄".
  3. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 48. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
  4. ^ 5000形6両編成が引退します [6-car 5000 series trains to be withdrawn] (PDF). Odakyu News Release 10-28 (in Japanese). Odakyu. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  5. ^ ロマンスカー・HiSE、ロマンスカー・RSE、通勤車両5000形 "特設サイト”開設 "引退記念イベント”開催!! [Special Website Set Up to Mark Withdrawal of HiSe and RSE Romancecars and 5000 series Commuter Train] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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