Meitetsu 4000 series

Meitetsu 4000 series
Meitetsu 4000 series
	4000 series on the Seto Line, July 2009
In service	2008–present
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	2008–2014
Entered service	1 October 2008
Number built	72 vehicles (18 sets)
Number in service	72 vehicles (18 sets)
Formation	4 cars per trainset
Operators	Meitetsu
Depots	Owari Asahi
Lines served	Seto Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18,385 mm (60 ft 4 in) (end cars); 18,230 mm (59 ft 10 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,744 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency (IGBT)
Acceleration	3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.5 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
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 4000 series (名鉄4000系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 2008.^[2]

Formation

Trains are formed as follows.^[3]

Designation	Tc1	M2	M1	Tc2
Designation	4000	4050	4150	4100

The M1 and M2 cars each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

History

The first 4-car set was built in 2008 for use on the Meitetsu Seto Line,^[4] entering service on 1 October 2008.^[1] Two more sets were delivered in April and May 2009,^[5] followed by two more sets in October and November 2009.

Two sets were delivered during fiscal 2011, bringing the total fleet to 32 vehicles (8 sets) by March 2012.^[6] Five sets were delivered during spring and summer of 2012, and three sets each in early 2013 and 2014. The 4000 series now consists of 18 four-car sets, thus completely replacing the older types 6000, 6600 and 6750. Since April 2014, the 4000 series has been the only train type on the Seto Line.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "名古屋鉄道4000系" [Nagoya Railroad 4000 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48, no. 571. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 2008. pp. 71–75.
^ 曽根, 悟 (September 2010). "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線大手私鉄: 名古屋鉄道". 刊朝日百科. 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese). No. 9. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. p. 33. ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6.
^ 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 92. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
^ "名古屋鉄道４０００系（瀬戸線用通勤型車両）" [Meitetsu 4000 series Seto Line commuter train]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 37, no. 294. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2008. p. 69.
^ "私鉄車両のうごき" [Private rolling stock movements]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 38, no. 306. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2009. p. 122.
^ 名鉄4000系4008編成が営業運転を開始 [Meitetsu 4000 series set 4008 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

External links

Meitetsu 4000 series (Nippon Sharyo) (in Japanese)
Meitetsu 4000 series (Japan Railfan Magazine) (in Japanese)

[railfan571-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "名古屋鉄道4000系" [Nagoya Railroad 4000 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48, no. 571. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 2008. pp. 71–75.

[private_line_histories_periodical_issue_9-2] 曽根, 悟 (September 2010). "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線大手私鉄: 名古屋鉄道". 刊朝日百科. 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese). No. 9. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. p. 33. ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6.

[jrrprivate2010-3] 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 92. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.

[dj294-4] "名古屋鉄道４０００系（瀬戸線用通勤型車両）" [Meitetsu 4000 series Seto Line commuter train]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 37, no. 294. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2008. p. 69.

[dj306-5] "私鉄車両のうごき" [Private rolling stock movements]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 38, no. 306. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2009. p. 122.

[6] 名鉄4000系4008編成が営業運転を開始 [Meitetsu 4000 series set 4008 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

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