Tobu 634 series

Tobu 634 series
Tobu 634 series
	The two 634 series in November 2021
Entered service	27 October 2012
Refurbished	2012
Number built	4 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service	4 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation	2 cars per trainset
Capacity	59
Operators	Tobu Railway
Depots	Shin-Tochigi
Lines served	Tobu Skytree Line; Tobu Nikko Line; Tobu Kinugawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors	One per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead wire
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tobu 634 series (東武634系, Tōbu 634-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Tobu Railway since 27 October 2012.^[1]

Design

The two 2-car sets were rebuilt from former 6050 series sets 6177 and 6178^[2] with completely new interiors and large windows extending into the roof line.^[1] The 634 series designation was chosen as it can be read as "Musashi" in Japanese, and coincides with the height in metres of the Tokyo Skytree. Set 1 has a blue theme inside and out, representing "sky", and set 2 has a red theme inside and out, representing "tree".^[3]

634-22, October 2012
634-21, October 2012

Formations

The two two-car sets are based at Shin-Tochigi Depot, and are formed as shown below with the Mc car at the southern end.^[3]

Designation	Mc	Tc
Numbering	634-x1	634-x2

The Mc car has one cross-arm pantograph.^[3]

Interior

Set 1 has blue seating, and set 2 has red seating.

Interior of 634-11 with side-facing "pair seats"
Interior of 634-12 with 1+2 seating
Interior of 634-21 with side-facing "pair seats"
Interior of 634-22 with 1+2 seating

Lounge area in car 634-11
Universal access toilet in car 634-12

History

The two former 6050 series sets were rebuilt at J-TREC's Yokohama factory, and delivered to Tobu at the end of September 2012.^[2] The trains entered service on 27 October 2012.^[1] The former Skytree Train limited express services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 21 April 2017.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "東武鉄道"スカイツリートレイン"が１０月２７日運転開始" [Tobu "Skytree Train" to enter service from 27 October]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 343. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. November 2012. p. 72.
^ ^a ^b 東武鉄道634系「スカイツリートレイン」が甲種輸送される [Tobu 634 series "Skytree Train" delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 37. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
^ Ueshin, Daisuke (20 April 2017). 東武スカイツリーライン快速・区間快速ラストラン、300型が最後の定期運行 [Final run for Tobu Skytree Line Rapid and Section Rapid and last regular runs for 300 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

External links

Tobu news release (27 September 2012) (in Japanese)

[dj343-1] "東武鉄道"スカイツリートレイン"が１０月２７日運転開始" [Tobu "Skytree Train" to enter service from 27 October]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 343. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. November 2012. p. 72.

[railfan20120928-2] 東武鉄道634系「スカイツリートレイン」が甲種輸送される [Tobu 634 series "Skytree Train" delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[jrrprivate2014-3] 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 37. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.

[4] Ueshin, Daisuke (20 April 2017). 東武スカイツリーライン快速・区間快速ラストラン、300型が最後の定期運行 [Final run for Tobu Skytree Line Rapid and Section Rapid and last regular runs for 300 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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