Tokyu 9000 series

Tokyu 9000 series
Tokyu 9000 series
	Set 9009 on the Oimachi Line, December 2021
In service	March 1986 – now
Manufacturer	Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed	1986–1991
Refurbishment	Since fiscal 2004
Number built	117 vehicles (15 sets)
Number in service	75 vehicles (15 sets)
Formation	5 (previously 8) cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	9001–9015
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation
Depot(s)	Motosumiyoshi (1986–2013); Nagatsuta (1988–now);
Line(s) served	Tokyu Oimachi Line (1988–now); Tokyu Toyoko Line (1986–2013); Minatomirai Line (2004–2013);
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Traction system	VVVF
Power output	170 kW per motor
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Current collection method	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 9000 series (Japanese: 東急9000系, Hepburn: Tōkyū 9000-kei) is a Japanese model of electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter trains. They are operated by Tokyu Corporation. Tokyu Car Corporation built 14 eight-car sets and a five-car set between 1986 and 1991 to be used on the Toyoko and Oimachi lines. They entered service in March 1986. Between 2009 and 2013, the 9000 series sets used on the Toyoko Line were transferred to the Oimachi Line.

Formations

Toyoko Line

The Toyoko Line fleet consisted of 14 eight-car sets, formed as follows.

	← ShibuyaMotomachi-Chukagai →
Designation	KuHa 9000 (Tc2)	DeHa 9200 (M)	SaHa 9700 (T2)	DeHa 9300 (M)	SaHa 9800 (T1)	DeHa 9400 (M)	DeHa 9600 (M0)	KuHa 9100 (Tc1)
Numbering	9001 : 9006	9201 : 9206	9701 : 9706	9301 : 9306	9801 : 9806	9401 : 9406	9601 : 9606	9101 : 9106
Numbering	9008 : 9015	9208 : 9215	9708 : 9715	9308 : 9315	9808 : 9815	9408 : 9415	9608 : 9615	9108 : 9115

The motored cars each had one diamond-shaped pantograph.

Oimachi Line

Oimachi Line sets are formed as follows.^[2]

Car No.	5	4	3	2	1
	← MizonokuchiOimachi →
Designation	KuHa 9000 (Tc2)	DeHa 9200 (M)	DeHa 9400 (M)	DeHa 9600 (M)	KuHa 9100 (Tc1)
Wheel arrangement (AAR)	2-2	B-B	B-B	B-B	2-2
Numbering	9001 : 9015	9201 : 9215	9401 : 9415	9601 : 9615	9101 : 9115

Cars 2, 3, and 4 are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.^[2]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists primarily of longitudinal seating. Priority seating—which is composed of transverse seating bays—is provided.

The interior of a 9000 series set in as-built condition

References

↑ Abbott, James, ed. (1993). Jane's World Railways 1993-94 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group Ltd. p. 472. ISBN 0-7106-1082-3.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "東急9000系編成表（最新版）". 4号車の5号車寄り (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[JWR9394-1] Abbott, James, ed. (1993). Jane's World Railways 1993-94 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group Ltd. p. 472. ISBN 0-7106-1082-3.

[9000_gousya-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "東急9000系編成表（最新版）". 4号車の5号車寄り (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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