Joshin 7000 series

Joshin 7000 series
Set 7001 in June 2021
In service	December 2013 –
Manufacturer	Niigata Transys
Constructed	2013
Number built	2 vehicles (1 set)
Number in service	2 vehicles (1 set)
Formation	2 cars per trainset
Capacity	282 per set
Operators	Joshin Electric Railway
Lines served	Joshin Line
Specifications
Car length	20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height	4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 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 lines
Bogies	NF05D (motored), NF05T (trailer)
Safety system(s)	ATS
Track gauge	1,067 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

As of 1 April 2015^[update], 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

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

The set entered service from December 2013.[1]

References

1. "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.