Tokyu 5000 series (1954)

This article is about the Tokyu rolling stock type operated from 1954 until 1986. For the Tokyu rolling stock type operated from 2002, see Tokyu 5000 series.

The Tokyu 5000 series (東急5000系, Tōkyū 5000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan from 1954 until 1986.^[2]

Tokyu 5000 series
A 5000 series and a 5200 series train on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in March 1980
In service	1954–1986
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car
Constructed	1954–1959
Entered service	October 16, 1954
Number built	105 cars
Formation	3–6 cars per trainset
Operators	Tokyu Corporation Various local private railways
Specifications
Car length	18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Doors	3 per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	TS-301[1]
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Specifications

Formations

The trains were formed as three-car sets, and were later lengthened to up to six cars per trainset.^[2]

Interior

The interior consisted of longitudinal seating.^[3] The heat of the resistors could be used to heat the passenger compartments.^[3]

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  Interior view of a 5000 series operated by Gakunan Railway
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  Interior view of Kumamoto Electric Railway 5102A

History

The trains entered service on October 16, 1954.^[4] A total of 105 cars were built by Tokyu Car from 1954 to 1959.^[2] Toyoko Line services operated with 5000 series trains ended in March 1980.^[2]

The 5000 series was withdrawn from Meguro Line services in June 1986, and the trains were retired after a farewell run in July 1986.^[2]

New Tokyu 5000 series set 5122 received a green vinyl wrapping livery in September 2017, reminiscent of the original 5000 series' livery.^[5]

Other operators

About 70 former Tokyu 5000 series vehicles were transferred to other operators.^[2] Transfer of former 5000 series trains to Nagano Electric Railway began in 1977.^[2] They were also operated by Gakunan Railway, Ueda Electric Railway, Matsumoto Electric Railway, Fukushima Kotsu, and Kumamoto Electric Railway.^[4]

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  Gakunan 5000 series in September 2004
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  Ueda Kotsu 5000 series in September 1986
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  Nagaden 2500 series in May 1988
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  Matsuden 5000 series
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  Kumamoto 5000 series in September 2006

Preserved examples

• Deha 5001: was preserved in front of Shibuya Station, Tokyo,^[2] relocated to Odate, Akita in June 2020^[6]
• Matsumoto Electric Railway (Matsuden): one train stored, was repainted into its former Tokyu livery in 2012^[2]

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  5001 in January 2008
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  Matsuden train in June 2012
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  Nagaden 2500 series set C10 at the "Train Gallery Nagano" in Suzaka, Nagano Prefecture, January 2011