Odakyu 9000 series
A 9000 series train in May 2004
In service1972–2006
ManufacturerTokyu Car, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed1972–1977
Scrapped2005–2006
Number built90 vehicles (18 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved1 vehicle
Formation4 / 6 cars per set
OperatorsOdakyu Electric Railway
Specifications
Width2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph) (service)
120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
Traction systemMitsubishi resistor control with field chopper control (thyristor switching device[1])(electric camshaft); 11 steps in series, 8 steps in parallel, field weakening (chopper-controlled), 19 steps for dynamic braking and 11 steps for regenerative braking
Traction motorsMitsubishi DC compound motor[2]
Power output110 kW x4 per motored car
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesFS085, FS385[3]
Braking system(s)Regenerative braking, dynamic braking
Multiple working2600 Series/4000 Series(1st generation)/5000 Series(1st generation)/8000 Series/1000 Series/3000 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Odakyu 9000 series (小田急9000形, Odakyū 9000-gata) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from 1972 until 2006.

Technical specifications

The trains were equipped with 110 kW motors and chopper control.[4]

Formations

The fleet consisted of nine four-car and nine six-car sets.[5] The sets were formed as follows.[6]

Four-car sets
Designation M1cM1M2M2c
Numbering 9000910092009300
Six-car sets
Designation M1cM2T1T2M1M2c
Numbering 940095009550965096009700

History

The trains entered service in 1972, and were the recipient of the 1973 Laurel Prize.[7] Chiyoda Line through services with 9000 series trains began on March 31, 1978.[6] The trains were withdrawn from service in March 2006.[5] A farewell run between Hadano and Karakida was operated on May 13, 2006.[6]

Preserved examples

  • Deha 9001: stored at the Kitami inspection facility[4]

Derivatives

Trains of a similar design operate on the Roca Line in Argentina.

References

  1. ↑ "小田急車両のすべて" [All About ODAKYU's Electric Cars]. June 1, 1996.
  2. ↑ 『鉄道ピクトリアル』通巻679号 p.231
  3. ↑ "FS385 FS085 ／ 小田急電鉄9000形" [FS385 FS085 / Odakyu Electric Railway 9000 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Ubukata, Yoshio; Kazuhide, Onuma (2014). 小田急通勤型電車のあゆみ [Odakyu commuter train history] (in Japanese). Jtb Publishing. pp. 64–68. ISBN 9784533100178.
  5. 1 2 "小田急9000形" [Odakyu 9000 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. August 10, 2006. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "小田急電鉄9000形ミニ・ディテールファイル その9" [Odakyu Electric Railway 9000 series mini detail file 9]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ Matsuo, Kazuto (April 7, 2013). "下北沢付近地下化記念! 9000形&5000形など1970年代懐かしの小田急線" [Commemoration of underground-ization near Shimokitazawa! Odakyu Line of 1970s nostalgia, such as 9000 series & 5000 series]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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