Odakyu 10000 series HiSE

Odakyu 10000 series HiSE
Odakyu 10000 series HiSE
In service	December 1987 – March 2012
Family name	Romancecar
Refurbished	1999
Number built	44 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in service	None
Formation	11 cars per set
Operator(s)	Odakyu Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Kitami
Specifications
Traction system	Resistor control
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead lines
Braking system(s)	Regenerative brake
Safety system(s)	ATS (OM)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Odakyu 10000 series HiSE (小田急10000形, Odakyū 10000-gata) (High-decker/High-grade/High-level Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway on Romancecar services in the Tokyo area of Japan between 1987 and 2012.

Operations[]

The 10000 series HiSE operated mainly between Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto Station (about 88 km).

Resale[]

Sets number 2 and 3 were donated to the Nagano Electric Railway in 2005. They were converted to 4-car sets at manufacturing factory in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.

Withdrawal[]

The two remaining 10000 series HiSE sets were withdrawn by Odakyu on 16 March 2012.^[1]

Interior[]

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  Interior

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  Observation Seats

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  Ladder

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Odakyu 10000 series HiSE.

• Odakyu Romancecar Lineup (in Japanese)
• Odakyu "last running" site (in Japanese)