Tokyu 7000 series

The Tokyu 7000 series (東急7000系, Tōkyū 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007.^[1]

Tokyu 7000 series
7000 series set 7105 on the Ikegami Line in March 2021
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car Corporation, J-TREC
Built at	Yokohama
Constructed	2007–2018
Entered service	December 2007
Number built	45 vehicles (15 sets)
Number in service	45 vehicles (15 sets)
Formation	3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	7101–7115
Capacity	378 (133 seated)
Operators	Tokyu Corporation
Depots	Yukigaya
Lines served	IK Ikegami Line TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18,100 mm (59 ft 4+5⁄8 in) (end cars) 18,000 mm (59 ft 5⁄8 in) (intermediate car)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height	4,050 mm (13 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Power output	190 kW (250 hp) x 8
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (overhead wire)
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	Tokyu ATS, ATC-P, TASC
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Design

Based on the 5000 series design, cars are 18 metres long and have three sets of doors per side.^[1]

These trains use a Train Automatic Stopping Controller (TASC) system allowing them to stop automatically at all stations.

Operations

The trains are primarily used on Ikegami Line and Tokyu Tamagawa Line services. Since 2019, they have occasionally been used to provide additional capacity on the Kodomonokuni Line during special events.^[2][3][4]

Formation

As of 1 April 2019^[update], the fleet consists of 15 three-car sets, 7101 to 7115, formed as follows.^[5][6]

	← Tamagawa, Gotanda Kamata →
Designation	DeHa 7100 (Mc)	DeHa 7200 (M)	KuHa 7300 (Tc)
Weight (t)	31.2	34.1	26.8
Capacity (total/seated)	122/44	134/45	122/44
Numbering	7101 : 7115	7201 : 7215	7301 : 7315

Car 2 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.^[7]

Interior

Seating is predominantly arranged longitudinally, with some transverse seating bays in the centre car.^[8]

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  Interior view of centre car, showing longitudinal seating
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  Transverse seating bays
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  Transverse seating bay with wheelchair space
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  LCD passenger information display

History

The first sets, 7101 and 7102, on delivery to Tokyu in November 2007

The first two three-car sets were delivered in November 2007.^[9]

Two sets, 7108 and 7109, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in November 2017.^[10]

Six additional sets, numbered 7110 to 7115, were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in 2018.^[11][12]

Special liveries

From 10 April 2022, two 7000 series sets are due to receive a special livery to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyu Corporation's founding.^[13]