Odakyu 5000 series

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 1969 until March 2012.

Odakyu 5000 series
Odakyu 5000 series, April 2008
In service1969–16 March 2012
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation, Nippon Sharyo
Constructed1969-1982
Number built180 vehicles (35 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Formation4/6-car sets
Operator(s)Odakyu Electric Railway
Depot(s)Kitami
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead lines
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Formation

Trains were formed as 4- and 6-car sets as shown below.[1]

4-car sets
Designation Tc1M1M2Tc2
Numbering 5050500051005150

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

6-car sets
Designation Tc1M1M2M3M4Tc2
Numbering 525052005300540055005550

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

Interior
  • Interior view of 5000 series (4-car set), February 2008
  • Interior view of 5200 series (6-car set), June 2009
  • Luggage rack of 5000 series, March 2012

History
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.

4+6-car formations were gradually replaced by new 4000 series sets, and the 6-car sets were withdrawn following the last day of operations on 30 January 2011.[2] The remaining 4-car sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012.[3]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. ５０００形６両編成が引退します [6-car 5000 series trains to be withdrawn] (PDF).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.
  3. 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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