Odakyu 2000 series

The Odakyu 2000 series (小田急2000形, Odakyū 2000-gata) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan since March 1995.^[3]

Odakyu 2000 series
Set 2059 in July 2023
In service	March 1995 – present
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo Kawasaki Heavy Industries Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed	1994–2001
Number built	72 vehicles (9 sets)
Number in service	72 vehicles (9 sets)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	2051–2059
Capacity	1,240 (146 per end car, 158 per intermediate car)
Operators	Odakyu
Depots	Ebina
Lines served	OH Odawara Line OT Tama Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20,150 mm (66 ft 1 in) (end cars) 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,860 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Height	4,060 mm (13 ft 4 in) 4,145 mm (13 ft 7.2 in) (with pantograph)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
Weight	256.6 t (252.5 long tons; 282.9 short tons)
Traction system	Mitsubishi 3-level VVVF (IGBT switching device)[1]
Traction motors	Mitsubishi 3-phase squirrel-cage induction motor[2]
Power output	2,800 kW (175 kW x16)
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service) 4.7 km/(h⋅s) (2.9 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	Sumitomo Metal Industries SS143 (motored car) SS043 (trailer car)
Braking system(s)	Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking
Safety system(s)	OM-ATS, D-ATS-P
Coupling system	Shibata coupler
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Nine 8-car sets in total were manufactured between 1995 and 2001 in three batches. The design was based on the earlier 1000 series sets, with most of the passenger doors widened from 1,300 to 1,600 mm (51 to 63 in) to help reduce station dwell times.^[4]

Formation

As of 1 April 2015^[update], the fleet consisted of nine 8-car sets, 2051 to 2059, formed as follows with four motored (M) cars and four unpowered trailer (T) cars. Car 8 is at the Shinjuku end.^[5]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Tc2	M5	M4	T2	T1	M2	M1	Tc1
Numbering	2450	2400	2300	2250	2150	2100	2000	2050

• Cars 2, 3, and 6, are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.^[5]
• The door closest to the driver's cab of both lead cars is (1,300 mm (51 in)) wide, while the rest are (1,600 mm (63 in)) wide.^[5]
• The end cars, 1 and 8, have a wheelchair space.^[5]
• Car 2 is designated as a mildly-air-conditioned car.^[5]

History

The trains were delivered between January 1995 and April 2001, with the first trains entering revenue service on 8 March 1995.^[4] These sets are only used for Local services.

In 2009, set 2052 received full-colour LED destination displays.^[6]

Set 2051 received an altered blue waistline stripe in 2012.^[7] As of October 2024,^[update] the revised colour scheme has been applied to the entire 2000 series fleet except for set 2059.^[8]

Build details

The build histories for the fleet are as follows.^[4]

Batch	Set No.	Delivery date
1	2051	January 1995
	2052	March 1995
2	2053	June 1998
3	2054	October 2000 – April 2001
	2055
	2056
	2057
	2058
	2059

In popular culture

The Odakyu 2000 series is featured as a player-driveable train in the Microsoft Train Simulator computer game.^[9]