Meitetsu 2200 series

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Meitetsu 2200/2300 series
Meitetsu 2200 series 011.JPG
December 2008
In serviceJanuary 2005 -
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Replaced1700 series (2200 series)
Constructed2004-
Number under construction6 vehicles (1 set)
Number built60 vehicles (10 sets)
Number in service54 vehicles (9 sets)
Formation6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Meitetsu
Specifications
Doors2/3 pairs per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead
Safety system(s)Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 2200/2300 series (名鉄2200・2300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[]

  • Interior of 2200 series car showing limited express style seating configuration

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. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  3. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

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