Odakyu 70000 series GSE
The Odakyu 70000 series (小田急70000形, Odakyū 70000-gata) or GSE (Graceful Super Express) is a Romancecar electric multiple unit (EMU) train type on order by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan. Two seven-car trainsets are scheduled to enter service on the Odakyu Odawara Line in March 2018.[1]
Odakyu 70000 series GSE | |
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![]() Set 70051 on test in February 2018 | |
In service | March 2018 – Present |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
Built at | Toyokawa, Aichi |
Constructed | 2017 |
Entered service | 17 March 2018 |
Number under construction | 7 vehicles (1 set) |
Number built | 7 vehicles (1 set) |
Number in service | 7 vehicles (1 set) |
Formation | 7 cars per set |
Operator(s) | Odakyu Electric Railway |
Line(s) served | Odakyu Odawara Line |
Specifications | |
Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) 21,300 mm (69 ft 11 in) (end cars) |
Width | 2,878 mm (9 ft 5 in) |
Height | 4,057 mm (13 ft 4 in) |
Floor height | 2,790 mm (9 ft 2 in) |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
Traction system | Variable frequency (SiC-MOSFET) |
Acceleration | 2.0 km/h/s |
Deceleration | 4.0 km/h/s (service brake) 4.7 km/h/s (emergency brake) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collection method | Overhead lines |
Safety system(s) | D-ATS-P, OM-ATS |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Design
Two seven-car trainsets are being built by Nippon Sharyo, with the design overseen by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network.[2] The total cost of the two trains will be approximately 4 billion yen.[2] The trains are finished in a "Rose vermillion" livery with "Romancecar vermillion" and grey body side stripe.[3]
Individual cars are equipped with electro-hydraulic full-active suspension to minimize lateral vibration.
The 70000 series won the 2019 Blue Ribbon Award.[5]
Operations
The trains primarily operate on the Odakyu Odawara Line between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1]
Formations
The trains are formed as seven-car sets of 20 m bogie cars, as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the western (Hakone/Odawara) end.[6]
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Designation | Tc2 | M4 | M3 | T | M2 | M1 | Tc1 |
Numbering | KuHa 7035x | DeHa 7030x | DeHa 7020x | SaHa 7015x | DeHa 7010x | DeHa 7000x | KuHa 7005x |
Weight (t) | 38.2 | 41.2 | 37.4 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 41.3 | 38.2 |
Seating capacity | 56 | 60 | 64 | 40 | 64 | 60 | 56 |
Cars 2, 4, and 6 each have one single-arm pantograph.[6]
Interior
16-seat observation saloons are located at either end of the train, and the side windows of the passenger saloons have one-metre high windows.[3]
- Interior view
- Observation saloon
History
Initial details of the trains on order were published by Odakyu on 20 October 2016.
The first trainset was delivered from Nippon Sharyo in December 2017,[7] and formally unveiled to the media on 5 December 2017.[3]
The trains entered service on 17 March 2018.[8]
References
- 小田急電鉄、新型ロマンスカー70000形デビューへ 高さ1mの側面窓や展望室 [Odakyu Electric Railway to debut new 70000 series Romancecar with 1 m high side windows and observation saloon]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- 新型特急ロマンスカー「70000形」の製造を決定 2018年3月営業運転開始予定 [New 70000 series to be built - Scheduled to enter service in March 2018] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 20 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- 小田急,70000形ロマンスカー「GSE」を公開 [Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" Romancecar shown off]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "JRC 2019 Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". jrc.gr.jp. Japan Railfan Club. 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- 小田急電鉄70000形 [Odakyu Electric Railway 70000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 58 no. 682. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2018. p. 56–59.
- 小田急70000形第1編成が甲種輸送される [First Odakyu 70000 series trainset delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- 小田急70000形「GSE」3/17新宿発「スーパーはこね5号」でデビュー [Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" to enter service on March 17 on Super Hakone 5 service]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)