Meitetsu 2200 series

Meitetsu 2200 series

December 2008
In service January 2005 -
Manufacturer Nippon Sharyo
Constructed 2004-
Number under construction 6 vehicles (1 set)
Number built 60 vehicles (10 sets)
Number in service 54 vehicles (9 sets)
Formation 6 cars per trainset
Operator(s) Meitetsu
Specifications
Doors 2/3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC overhead
Safety system(s) Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 2200 series (名鉄2200系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Japan since January 2005.

The 6-car trainsets were built from 2004, and consist of two limited express configuration cars based on the 2000 series EMUs together with four commuter configuration cars with three pairs of doors per side.[1] The trains entered service from 29 January 2005.[2]

Formation

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Mc1 T1 T2 M T2' Mc2
Numbering Mo 2200 Sa 2250 Sa 2400 Mo 2450 Sa 2350 Mo 2300

Cars 1, 4, and 6 each have a single-arm pantograph.[3]

Interior

History

Two more six-car sets were built in fiscal 2015.[4]

References

  1. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. 名鉄特急の歩み [Meitetsu limited express history] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  3. 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
  4. 2015年度 設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2015 investment plans] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Meitetsu. 23 March 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

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