Joshin 7000 series

Joshin 7000 series

Set 7001 in December 2013
In service December 2013
Constructed 2013
Number built 2 vehicles (1 set)
Number in service 2 vehicles (1 set)
Formation 2 cars per trainset
Capacity 282 per set
Operator(s) Joshin Electric Railway
Line(s) served Joshin Line
Specifications
Car length 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)
Width 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height 4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 90 km/h (55 mph)
Acceleration 3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration 3.5 km/h/s (service), 4.0 km/h/3 (emergency)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead lines
Bogies NF05D (motored), NF05T (trailer)
Safety system(s) ATS
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Joshin 7000 series (上信電鉄7000形 Jōshin Dentetsu 7000-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Joshin Electric Railway on the Joshin Line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, since December 2013.[1]

Formation

As of 1 April 2015, the company operates one two-car set, consisting of one motored ("Mc") car and one unpowered trailer ("Tc") car, and is formed as shown below.[2]

Designation Mc Tc
Numbering KuMoHa 7001 KuHa 7501

The "Mc" car is fitted with two KP3274 single-arm pantographs.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of transverse 4-person seating bays and longitudinal bench seating.[1] The train does not have toilets.[1]

History

The set entered service from December 2013.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "上信電鉄7000形" [Joshin Dentetsu 7000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 638 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). 2014. pp. 76–77.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 16. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
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