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TX-2000 series

The TX-2000 series (TX-2000系) is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company on the Tsukuba Express line in the Kanto region of Japan since 2005.[1]

Design

TX-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-only TX-1000 series sets are restricted to the Akihabara – Moriya section of the line.)[2]

Formation

As of 1 April 2016, 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]

Cars 2 and 4 are each fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[2]

Interior

The middle two cars, 3 and 4, feature transverse seating bays with folding tables.[2]

History

The first six-car prototype was built in March 2003, and 15 more sets were subsequently delivered from Hitachi between January and July 2004, entering service on 24 August 2008.[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][3] 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.[4]

From April 2017, the transverse seating in cars 3 and 4 was gradually replaced by longitudinal bench seating.[5]

References

  1. ^ Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 66. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 78. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. ^ ３編成１８両の車両増強と南流山駅ホーム改良計画について [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 from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ^ "3 編成18 両(ＴＸ－2000 系車両)を導入します。" [Three TX-2000 series sets (18 vehicles) to be introduced] (PDF). Tsukuba Express News Release (in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ TX-2000系にロングシート改造車が登場 [TX-2000 series modified with longitudinal seating]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

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