Odakyu 70000 series GSE
Odakyu 70000 series Graceful Super Express | |
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In service | 2018–present |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
Designer | Noriaki Okabe |
Built at | Toyokawa, Aichi |
Replaced | 7000 series "LSE" |
Constructed | 2017–2018 |
Entered service | 17 March 2018 |
Number built | 14 vehicles (2 sets) |
Number in service | 14 vehicles (2 sets) |
Formation | 7 cars per set |
Fleet numbers | 70051–70052[1] |
Operators | Odakyu Electric Railway |
Lines served | Odakyu Odawara Line |
Specifications | |
Car length | 20.000 m (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) 21.330 m (70 ft 0 in) (end cars) |
Width | 2.878 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Height | 4.057 m (13 ft 4 in) |
Floor height | 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
Traction system | Mitsubishi Electric MAP-198-15V310 2-level SiC-MOSFET–VVVF inverter PG sensorless vector control |
Traction motors | Mitsubishi MB-5157-A 190 kW (250 hp) totally enclosed fan-cooled 3-phase AC induction motor |
Acceleration | 0.56 m/s2 (1.3 mph/s) |
Deceleration | 1.10 m/s2 (2.5 mph/s) (service) 1.30 m/s2 (2.9 mph/s) (emergency) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
Safety system(s) | D-ATS-P, OM-ATS |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Notes/references | |
This train won the 62nd Blue Ribbon Award in 2019. |
The Odakyu 70000 series (小田急70000形, Odakyū 70000-gata) or GSE (Graceful Super Express) is a Romancecar electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Japan since 17 March 2018. Two 7-car trainsets were built by Nippon Sharyo between 2017 and 2018, replacing the 7000 series "LSE" sets.[2]
Design
[edit]Two seven-car trainsets were built by Nippon Sharyo, with the design overseen by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network.[3] The total cost of the two trains was approximately 4 billion yen.[3] The trains are finished in a "Rose vermillion" livery with "Romancecar vermillion" and grey body side stripe.[4]
Individual cars are equipped with electro-hydraulic full-active suspension to minimize lateral vibration.[5]
The 70000 series was among the Good Design Best 100 for 2018,[2] eventually receiving the Good Design Gold Award for that year,[6] and the Blue Ribbon Award in 2019.[7]
Operations
[edit]The trains primarily operate on the Odakyu Odawara Line between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto in Kanagawa Prefecture.[8]
Formations
[edit]The trains are formed as seven-car sets of 20 m (65 ft 7 in) bogie cars, as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the western (Hakone/Odawara) end.[9]
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Designation | Tc2 | M4 | M3 | T | M2 | M1 | Tc1 |
Numbering | KuHa 7035x | DeHa 7030x | DeHa 7020x | SaHa 7015x | DeHa 7010x | DeHa 7000x | KuHa 7005x |
Weight (t) | 38.2 | 41.2 | 37.4 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 41.3 | 38.2 |
Seating capacity | 56 | 60 | 64 | 40 | 64 | 60 | 56 |
Cars 2, 4, and 6 each have one single-arm pantograph.[9]
Interior
[edit]16-seat observation saloons are located at either end of the train, and the side windows of the passenger saloons have one-metre high windows.[4]
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Interior view
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Observation saloon
History
[edit]Initial details of the trains on order were published by Odakyu on 20 October 2016.[5]
The first trainset was delivered from Nippon Sharyo in December 2017,[10] and formally unveiled to the media on 5 December 2017.[4] The second set was delivered from Nippon Sharyo in June 2018.[11]
The first set entered service on 17 March 2018,[12][13] with the second set entering service on 11 July of that year.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 小田急「GSE」第2編成が営業運転を開始 [The second Odakyu "GSE" set starts commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b 小田急70000形「GSE」が「グッドデザイン・ベスト100」を受賞 [Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" wins the "Good Design Best 100" award]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b 新型特急ロマンスカー「70000形」の製造を決定 2018年3月営業運転開始予定 [New 70000 series to be built - Scheduled to enter service in March 2018] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 20 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b c 小田急,70000形ロマンスカー「GSE」を公開 [Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" Romancecar shown off]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ 【小田急】70000形"GSE"「2018年度グッドデザイン金賞」受賞記念マーク掲出 [[Odakyu] 70000 series "GSE" sets adorned with "2018 Good Design Gold Award" markings]. RM News. Japan: Neko Publishing. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "JRC 2019 Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". jrc.gr.jp. Japan Railfan Club. 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ 小田急電鉄、新型ロマンスカー70000形デビューへ 高さ1mの側面窓や展望室 [Odakyu Electric Railway to debut new 70000 series Romancecar with 1 m high side windows and observation saloon]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b 小田急電鉄70000形 [Odakyu Electric Railway 70000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 58, no. 682. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2018. p. 56–59.
- ^ 小田急70000形第1編成が甲種輸送される [First Odakyu 70000 series trainset delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ 小田急70000形「GSE」第2編成が甲種輸送される [Second Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" set undergoes class-A transport]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ 小田急70000形「GSE」3/17新宿発「スーパーはこね5号」でデビュー [Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" to enter service on March 17 on Super Hakone 5 service]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ 小田急,70000形ロマンスカー「GSE」が営業運転を開始 [Odakyu 70000 series "GSE" Romancecar starts commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)