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THE 2000 SERIES
The Odakyu Electric Railway Company’s 2000 Series electric railcar was one of the first “Super High
Technology” trains on the Odakyu routes that run through central Tokyo. The 2000s were designed
with the commuter in mind, both for comfort and to ease the ever-growing commuter traffic on the
Odakyu lines. This series is a major improvement over the 1000 Series railcars: the cars were made
wheelchair accessible and measures were taken to reduce noise. These changes were significant
enough for Odakyu to be nominated for the “Good Design Award” by the Japan Industrial Design
Promotion Organization.
2000 Series Specifications
Locomotive/trainset type: 4M4T Electric Railcar; 16 175-kW motors, 4 on each of 4 cars
Power source: 1,350 volt, 117 amp overhead electric lines
Power: 3,750 hp
Max. speed permitted: 62 mph (100 km/h)
Height:
13 ft, 4 in (4.06 m)
Width:
9 ft, 7 in (2.9 m)
Length:
66 ft, 1 in (20.15 m)
Brakes: MBSA-R, 4.0 km/h per second deceleration,
4.7 km/h per second emergency