Joshin 7000 series

Joshin 7000 series
Set 7001 in June 2021
In serviceDecember 2013 –
ManufacturerNiigata Transys
Constructed2013
Number built2 vehicles (1 set)
Number in service2 vehicles (1 set)
Formation2 cars per trainset
Capacity282 per set
OperatorsJoshin Electric Railway
Lines servedJoshin Line
Specifications
Car length20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)
Width2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service)
4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)(emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead lines
BogiesNF05D (motored), NF05T (trailer)
Safety system(s)ATS
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Joshin 7000 series (上信電鉄7000形, Jōshin Dentetsu 7000-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Joshin Electric Railway on the Joshin Line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, since December 2013.[1]

Formation

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As of 1 April 2015, the company operates one two-car set, consisting of one motored ("Mc") car and one unpowered trailer ("Tc") car, and is formed as shown below.[2]

Designation Mc Tc
Numbering KuMoHa 7001 KuHa 7501

The "Mc" car is fitted with two KP3274 single-arm pantographs.[1]

Interior

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Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of transverse 4-person seating bays and longitudinal bench seating.[1] The train does not have toilets.[1]

History

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The set entered service from December 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "上信電鉄7000形" [Joshin Dentetsu 7000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2014. pp. 76–77.
  2. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 16. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.