Tokyo Monorail 2000 series
Tokyo Monorail 2000 series | |
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Replaced | / |
Constructed | 1997–2002 |
Entered service | 1997 |
Number built | 24 vehicles (4 sets) |
Number in service | 24 vehicles (4 sets) |
Formation | 6 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 2011–2041 |
Capacity | 600 |
Operator(s) | Tokyo Monorail |
Depot(s) | Showajima |
Line(s) served | Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Car length | 16,400 mm (53 ft 10 in) (end cars) 15,200 mm (49 ft 10 in) (intermediate cars) |
Width | 3,038 mm (9 ft 11.6 in) |
Height | 4,364 mm (14 ft 3.8 in) |
Doors | 2 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Traction system | IGBT-VVVF (Hitachi) |
Power output | 100 kW x 16 |
Acceleration | 3.5 km/h/s |
Deceleration | 4.0 km/h/s (service), 4.5 km/h/s (emergency) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC |
Current collection method | Side contact |
Safety system(s) | ATC |
Track gauge | (straddle-beam monorail) |
The Tokyo Monorail 2000 series (東京モノレール2000形, Tōkyō Monorēru 2000-gata) is a monorail electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo Monorail on the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line in Japan since 1997.[1]
Overview[]
The 2000 series trains were introduced from 1997 to replace the ageing and trains dating from 1982 and to provide increased capacity with the opening of Terminal 2 at Haneda Airport.[1] These trains were the first monorail trains in Japan to use VVVF control.[1]
Formation[]
The fleet consists of four six-car sets (numbered 2011 to 2041) as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2] Car 1 is at the Hamamatsucho end.
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | Tc2 |
Numbering | 20x1 | 20x2 | 20x3 | 20x4 | 20x5 | 20x6 |
- "x" stands for the set number.
Interior[]
Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of facing four-seat bays and longitudinal bench seats.[1] Cars 1 and 6 have wheelchair spaces.[2]
The interior of a 2000 series set in February 2015
History[]
The fleet of four trainsets was delivered between 1997 and 2002 in three batches: batch 24 (set 2011), batch 25 (sets 2021 and 2031), and batch 26 (set 2041).[1] The first set, set 2011, was delivered on 31 July 1997, with the last set, set 2041, delivered by 23 April 2002.[3]
Set 2031 in original livery in May 2006
Awards[]
The 2000 series trains received the Japanese Good Design Award in 1997.[1]
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Tsuchiya, Takeyuki (April 2014). 東京モノレールの歴史を彩った電車たち [Trains that made up the history of the Tokyo Monorail]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 360. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. pp. 24–31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 私鉄車両編成表 2013 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2013]. Japan: JRR. 30 July 2013. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-330-39313-1.
- ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (June 2009). 再発見!! モノレールの魅力 [Rediscovering the fascination of monorails]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 49 no. 578. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 114–118.
- Electric multiple units of Japan
- Tokyo Monorail
- Train-related introductions in 1997