Odakyu 60000 series MSE
| Odakyu 60000 series MSE | |
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An Odakyu 60000 series MSE at Ono depot in October 2007
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| In service | March 2008–Present |
| Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
| Built at | Toyokawa, Aichi |
| Family name | MSE |
| Replaced |
Odakyu 20000 series RSE JR Central 371 series |
| Constructed | 2008– |
| Number built | 42 vehicles (8 trainsets) |
| Number in service | 32 vehicles (6 trainsets) (as of 1 April 2015[update]) |
| Formation | 6/4 cars per set |
| Operator(s) | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Depot(s) | Kitami |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Car length | 20,000 mm (intermediate cars) 20,220 mm (end cars 1 & 10) |
| Width | 2,850 mm (9 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in) |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design) |
| Traction system | Variable frequency (2-level IGBT) |
| Acceleration | 2.0 km/h/s (Odakyu lines), 2.4 km/h/s (Tokyo Metro and Hakone Tozan lines) |
| Deceleration | 4.0 km/h/s (service), 4.7 km/h/s (emergency) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection method | Overhead lines |
| Safety system(s) | OM-ATS/D-ATS-P, ATC, ATS-PT |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Odakyu 60000 series MSE (小田急60000形 Odakyū 60000-gata?) (Multi Super Express) is a Romancecar electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan since March 2008. The trains are used on Odakyu through service to the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, and some trains also travel over the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, making it the first limited express train with reserved seats to operate through a subway line in Tokyo.
As of 1 April 2015[update], the fleet consists of four 6-car sets and two 4-car sets (32 vehicles in total), formed as follows, with car 1 at the Odawara end and car 10 at the Shinjuku (Tokyo) end.
Cars 2, 3, 8, and 9 each have one single-arm pantograph.
Accommodation is monoclass, with seating arranged 2+2 at a seat pitch of 983 mm (38.7 in). All passenger saloons are designated no-smoking. cars 2, 5, and 8 are equipped with toilets. Refreshment counters are provided in cars 3 and 9.
Interior view
Seating detail
Two six-car sets and one four-car set were ordered in September 2006, with the first six-car set delivered from Nippon Sharyo in October 2007. The trains entered service on 15 March 2008.
In 2009, the 60000 series MSE was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually in Japan by the Japan Railfan Club for railway vehicles voted as being the most outstanding design of the year.
A third six-car set was delivered in October 2009.
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