Aichi Loop Railway 2000 series

The Aichi Loop Railway 2000 series (愛知環状鉄道2000系) is a 2-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Japanese third sector railway operator Aichi Loop Railway on the Aichi Loop Line since March 2003.^[1]

Aichi Loop Railway 2000 series
Set G32 in original livery, December 2023
In service	March 2003 – present
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	2002–2009
Entered service	14 March 2003
Number built	40 vehicles (20 sets)
Number in service	40 vehicles (20 sets)
Formation	2 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	G1–G14, G31–G33, G51–G52
Operators	Aichi Loop Railway
Depots	Kitano-Masuzuka
Lines served	Aichi Loop Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20,100 mm (65 ft 11 in)
Width	2,978 mm (9 ft 9 in)
Height	4,020 mm (13 ft 2 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Acceleration	2.6 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (overhead wire)
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	ND731 (motored) ND731T (trailer)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

It is based on the JR Central 313 series.^[2]

Formations

Set G52 in later livery, August 2009

As of 1 April 2012, the fleet consists of 20 two-car sets formed as shown below, with one motored (Mc) car and one trailer (Tc) car.^[3]

Designation	Tc	Mc
Numbering	2200	2100
Weight (t)	37.1	31.2
Capacity (total/seated)	146/56	140/51

• Sets G31-G33 have cars numbered in the 213x and 223x series.
• Sets G51-G52 have cars numbered in the 215x and 225x series.
• The Mc cars are equipped with one single-arm pantograph (sets G8-G11 have two pantographs).^[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of fixed facing 4-seat bays with bench seating by the doorways.^[1] Sets G51 and G52 have longitudinal seating throughout.^[3] The Tc cars have a universal access toilet.^[1] The G30 sets were originally configured to allow tables to be installed, and included internal speakers for use with karaoke equipment on special event services,^[1] but these features were subsequently removed.^[3]

• 
  Interior
• 
  Toilet (at left)
• 
  Driver's cab

History

The first four sets, G1-G2 and G31-G32, were delivered to allow driver training between January and March 2003.^[1]

From December 2009, the original sets were gradually repainted into the corporate livery with blue bodyside stripes, and the seat moquette was also changed from green to blue.^[4]