Sotetsu 11000 series

The Sotetsu 11000 series (相鉄11000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan since June 2009, replacing aging 5000 and 7000 series trains. Based on the JR E233-1000 series design, cars have four pairs of sliding doors per side.[3]

Sotetsu 11000 series
An 11000 series in May 2014
ManufacturerJR East Niitsu, Tokyu Car Corporation,[1] J-TREC
Replaced5000 series, 7000 series
Constructed2008–2013
Entered service15 June 2009
Number built50 cars (5 sets)
Number in service50 cars (5 sets)
Formation10 cars per trainset
Capacity1,564 (510 seated)[1]
Operator(s)Sotetsu
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length19,620 mm (64 ft 4 in) (end cars), 19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)[1]
Width2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Floor height1,130 mm (3 ft 8 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (60 mph)[2]
Acceleration3.0 km/h/s
Deceleration4.8 km/h/s
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodoverhead
Safety system(s)ATS-P
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Formation

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of five ten-car sets, based at Kashiwadai Depot and formed as follows.[4]

Car No.12345678910
Designation Tc2M1M2M3M4T1T2M5M6Tc1
Numbering 11000111001120011300114001150011600117001180011900

Car 2 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 4 and 8 each have one.[4]

Interior

Cars 1 and 10 have wheelchair spaces. Cars 4 and 9 are designated as mildly air-conditioned cars.[4]

  • Interior view

History
The first set, 11001, on delivery in October 2008

The first set was delivered from Tokyu Car Corporation (now J-TREC) in October 2008,[5] and entered revenue-earning service from 15 June 2009.[6]

A fifth set, 11005, was delivered in January 2013.[7]

See also

References
  1. 相模鉄道11000系 [Sagami Railway 11000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 49 no. 580. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2009. pp. 73–79.
  2. 相模鉄道　11000系　主要諸元表 [Sagami Railway 11000 series: Main specifications chart]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō. 38 (304): 82. August 2009.
  3. "相鉄，11000系を導入へ" (Sotetsu to introduce 11000 series) Japan Railfan Online site, 23 May 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008. (in Japanese)
  4. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 82. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  5. "相鉄11000系が甲種輸送される" (Sotetsu 11000 series delivered) Japan Railfan Online site, 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008. (in Japanese)
  6. Sotetsu press release: "６月１４日、新型車両１１０００系デビューイベントを開催" (8 June 2009) Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 9 June 2009. (in Japanese)
  7. 11000系甲種輸送される [11000 series delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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