TheTX-2000 series(TX-2000 hệ)is a dual-voltageelectric multiple unit(EMU) train type operated by theMetropolitan Intercity Railway Companyon theTsukuba Expressline in theKanto regionof Japan since 2005.[1]
| TX-2000 series | |
|---|---|
 Tsukuba Express 2000 series | |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi |
| Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
| Family name | Hitachi A-train |
| Constructed | 2003–2012 |
| Entered service | 24 August 2005 |
| Number built | 138 vehicles (23 sets) |
| Number in service | 138 vehicles (23 sets) |
| Formation | 6 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | 51–73 |
| Capacity | 920 (318 seated) |
| Operators | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company |
| Depots | Moriya |
| Lines served | Tsukuba Express |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Car length |
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| Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 4,070 mm (13 ft 4 in) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Traction system | PWM-VVVF |
| Power output | 190 kW per motor |
| Acceleration | 3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) |
| Deceleration |
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| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC/20 kV 50 Hz AC(overhead wire) |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATC,ATO |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) |
Design
editTX-2000 series trains are capable of operating on both the 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC sections of the Tsukuba Express, and therefore operate over the full length of the line. (The DC-onlyTX-1000 seriessets are restricted to the Akihabara – Moriya section of the line.)[2]
Formation
editAs of 1 April 2016[update],the fleet consists of 23 six-car sets (51 to 73), consisting of four motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and formed as follows with car 1 at the Tsukuba (northern) end.[2]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | CT1 | M1 | M2 | M1' | M2' | CT2 |
| Numbering | TX-2100 | TX-2200 | TX-2300 | TX-2400 | TX-2500 | TX-2600 |
| Capacity Total/seated |
147/48 | 158/51 | 153/60 | 153/60 | 158/51 | 147/48 |
| Weight (t) | 30.3 | 38.1 | 34.4 | 38.3 | 34.3 | 30.9 |
Cars 2 and 4 are each fitted with two single-armpantographs.[2]
Interior
editPassenger accommodation primarily consists of longitudinal bench seating.[3]The middle two cars, 3 and 4, were built with transverse seating bays with folding tables,[2]but from April 2017, the transverse seating was gradually replaced by longitudinal bench seating.[4]
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Interior view (longitudinal seating) -
Priority seating -
Priority seating with wheelchair space at right -
Interior view showing transverse seating -
Folding table fitted to transverse seating bays
History
editThe first six-car prototype was built in March 2003, and 15 more sets were subsequently delivered fromHitachibetween January and July 2004, entering service on 24 August 2005.[2]Four additional sets (67 to 70) were delivered in 2008 to provide increased capacity. These later sets differ in having a red bodyline stripe added below the windows.[2]
A further three six-car sets were delivered in June and August 2012 to provide additional capacity.[2][5]These three sets, 71 to 73, feature a number of design improvements over earlier sets, including the use of LED interior lighting, increased seat thickness, and opening windows to provide ventilation at the ends of cars.[6]
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Late-build set 72 in May 2023
References
edit- ^Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.).Toàn quốc tư thiết siêu quyết định bản điện xa ・ cơ quan xa ・ khí động xa 1700[Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 66.ISBN978-4-418-14219-4.
- ^abcdefgTư thiết xa lạng biên thành biểu 2016[Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 78.ISBN978-4-330-70116-5.
- ^TX-1000 hệ trực lưu điện xa TX-2000 hệ giao trực lưu điện xa[TX-1000 series DC train + TX-2000 series AC/DC train].Japan Railfan Magazine(in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 507. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2003. pp. 125–129.
- ^TX-2000 hệ にロングシート cải tạo xa が đăng tràng[TX-2000 series modified with longitudinal seating].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 April 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 29 April 2017.Retrieved29 April2017.
- ^３ biên thành １８ lạng の xa lạng tăng cường と nam lưu sơn dịch ホーム cải lương kế họa について[Details of new build of 3 trainsets and platform improvements at Minami-Nagareyama Station](PDF).Tsukuba Express News Release(in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 11 January 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 March 2012.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"3 biên thành 18 lạng (ＴＸ－2000 hệ xa lạng )を đạo nhập します."[Three TX-2000 series sets (18 vehicles) to be introduced](PDF).Tsukuba Express News Release(in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 18 June 2012.Retrieved20 June2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
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- Tsukuba Express TX-2000 information(in Japanese)