The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan since March 1995.
Nine 8-car sets in total were manufactured between 1995 and 2001 in three batches. The design was based on the earlier 1000 series sets, with most of the passenger doors widened from to help reduce station dwell times.
Formation , the fleet consisted of nine 8-car sets, 2051 to 2059, formed as follows with four motored (M) cars and four unpowered trailer (T) cars. Car 8 is at the Shinjuku end.
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Designation Tc2 M5 M4 T2 T1 M2 M1 Tc1 Numbering 2450 2400 2300 2250 2150 2100 2000 2050 Cars 2, 3, and 6, are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph. The door closest to the driver's cab of both lead cars is () wide, while the rest are () wide. The end cars, 1 and 8, have a wheelchair space. Car 2 is designated as a mildly-air-conditioned car.
History The trains were delivered between January 1995 and April 2001, with the first trains entering revenue service on 8 March 1995. These sets are only used for Local services.
In 2009, set 2052 received full-colour LED destination displays.
Set 2051 received an altered blue waistline stripe in 2012. the revised colour scheme has been applied to the entire 2000 series fleet except for set 2059.
Build details The build histories for the fleet are as follows. Batch Set No. Delivery date 1 2051 January 1995 2052 March 1995 2 2053 June 1998 3 2054 October 2000 – April 2001 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059
In popular culture The Odakyu 2000 series is featured as a player-driveable train in the Microsoft Train Simulator computer game.
References
External links
Nippon Sharyo information page