Fujikyu 2000 series

Fujikyu 2000 series

Set 2001 in January 2016
In service February 2002February 2016
Number built 6 cars (2 sets)
Number in service None
Formation 3 cars per set
Operator(s) Fujikyu
Line(s) served Fujikyuko Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors 1 per side
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC overhead wire
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Fujikyu 2000 series (富士急行2000系 Fuji Kyūkō 2000-kei) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu) on Fujisan Limited Express (フジサン特急 Fujisan Tokkyū) limited-stop services on the Fujikyuko Line in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, from February 2002 until February 2016.[1]

Design

The two three-car trains was converted from the former JR East 165 series Panorama Express Alps Joyful Train excursion set purchased by Fujikyu in 2001 following its withdrawal by JR East.[2]

Operations

The 2000 series trains operated on Fujisan Limited Express limited-stop services on the 26.6 km Fujikyuko Line in Yamanashi Prefecture, which runs between Ōtsuki and Kawaguchiko alongside the operator's 8000 series set introduced in July 2014, which replaced one of the original two 2000 series sets.[3]

Formation

The three-car sets were formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Fujisan end.[4]

Car No. 1 2 3
Designation Tsc M's Msc
Numbering 200x 210x 210x

Interior

History

Set 2002 was repainted into its original JR East Panorama Express Alps livery in 2013 ahead of its withdrawal.[2]

The last remaining 2000 series set, 2001, was withdrawn after its final run on 7 February 2016.[5] It will be replaced by a new three-car EMU converted from the former JR Central 371 series set is scheduled to be introduced on Fujisan View Express (富士山ビュー特急) services.[6]

References

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  1. 国鉄の急行形直流電車、終焉へ 生き残りの「フジサン特急」2月引退 [The final curtain for JNR express-type trains - Final Fujisan Limited Express to be retired in February]. Livedoor News (in Japanese). Japan: Line Corporation. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro, eds. 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  3. 富士急、新型『フジサン特急』8000系を公開 [Fujikyu unveils new 8000 series "Fujisan Limited Express"]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  5. 富士急行2000形が引退 [Fujikyu 2000 series withdrawn]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. 2016年春"富士山ビュー特急"登場 [Fujisan View Express to debut in spring 2016]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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