Sotetsu 11000 series

Sotetsu 11000 series
An 11000 series in May 2021
Manufacturer	JR East Niitsu, Tokyu Car Corporation,[1] J-TREC
Replaced	5000 series, 7000 series
Constructed	2008–2012
Entered service	15 June 2009
Number built	50 cars (5 sets)
Number in service	50 cars (5 sets)
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Capacity	1,564 (510 seated)[1]
Operators	Sotetsu
Depots	Kashiwadai
Lines served	Sotetsu Main Line Sotetsu Izumino Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	19,620 mm (64 ft 4 in) (end cars) 19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)[1]
Width	2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Floor height	1,130 mm (3 ft 8 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)[2]
Acceleration	3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.8 km/(h⋅s) (3.0 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	ATS-P
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Sotetsu 11000 series (相鉄11000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan since June 2009, replacing aging 5000 and 7000 series trains. Based on the JR E233-1000 series design, cars have four pairs of sliding doors per side.[3]

Formation

As of 1 April 2016^[update], the fleet consists of five ten-car sets, based at Kashiwadai Depot and formed as follows.[4]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	Tc2	M1	M2	M3	M4	T1	T2	M5	M6	Tc1
Numbering	11000	11100	11200	11300	11400	11500	11600	11700	11800	11900

Car 2 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 4 and 8 each have one.[4]

Interior

Cars 1 and 10 have wheelchair spaces. Cars 4 and 9 are designated as mildly air-conditioned cars.[4]

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  Driver's cab
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  Interior view
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  Priority seating
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  Wheelchair space
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  LCD passenger information displays

History

The first set, 11001, on delivery in October 2008

The first set was delivered from Tokyu Car Corporation (now J-TREC) in October 2008,[5] and entered revenue-earning service from 15 June 2009.[6]

A fifth set, 11005, was delivered in January 2013.[7]

See also

• Sotetsu 10000 series

References

1. 相模鉄道11000系 [Sagami Railway 11000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 49, no. 580. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2009. pp. 73–79.
2. 相模鉄道 11000系 主要諸元表 [Sagami Railway 11000 series: Main specifications chart]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō. 38 (304): 82. August 2009.
3. "相鉄，11000系を導入へ" (Sotetsu to introduce 11000 series) Japan Railfan Online site, 23 May 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008. (in Japanese)
4. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 82. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
5. "相鉄11000系が甲種輸送される" (Sotetsu 11000 series delivered) Japan Railfan Online site, 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008. (in Japanese)
6. Sotetsu press release: "６月１４日、新型車両１１０００系デビューイベントを開催" (8 June 2009) Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 9 June 2009. (in Japanese)
7. 11000系甲種輸送される [11000 series delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

External links

• Fiscal 2008 investment plan, 22 May 2008 Sotetsu website, Retrieved 23 June 2008 (in Japanese)