Odakyu 5000 series (1969)

This article is about the Odakyu train type operated between 1969 and 2012. For the Odakyu train type operated from 2020, see Odakyu 5000 series (2019).

The Odakyu 5000 series (小田急5000形, Odakyū 5000-gata) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from November 1969 until March 2012.

Odakyu 5000 series
Odakyu 5000 series, April 2008
In service	24 November 1969 – 16 March 2012
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation, Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	1969 – 1982
Number built	180 vehicles (35 sets)
Number in service	None
Formation	4/6-car sets
Operators	Odakyu Electric Railway
Depots	Kitami
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (service) 120 km/h (design)
Traction system	Mitsubishi resistor control (vernier control [ja])(electric camshaft); 25 steps in series, 31 steps in parallel, 7 steps of field weakening and 55 steps for braking[1]
Traction motors	Mitsubishi DC series motor[1]
Power output	135 kW x4 per motored car
Acceleration	2.4 km/h/s (4-car sets)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead lines
Braking system(s)	Dynamic braking
Multiple working	8000/1000/3000 series[2]
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Formation

Trains were formed as 4- and 6-car sets as shown below.^[3]

4-car sets

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	Tc2
Numbering	5050	5000	5100	5150

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

6-car sets

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	M3	M4	Tc2
Numbering	5250	5200	5300	5400	5500	5550

The M2 and M4 cars each had one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

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  Interior view of 5000 series (4-car set), February 2008
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  Interior view of 5200 series (6-car set), June 2009
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  Luggage rack of 5000 series, March 2012

History

5000 series on final day of operations, 30 January 2011

The 5000 series was introduced from 1969, with a total of 15 sets (60 vehicles) built. These were augmented from 1978 by 20 6-car sets (120 vehicles), classified as 5200 series. Traction motors as well as control device were built by Mitsubishi Electric.

4+6-car formations were gradually replaced by new 4000 series sets, and the 6-car sets were withdrawn following the last day of operations on 30 January 2011.^[4] The remaining 4-car sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012.^[5]

References

1. 『私鉄の車両2 小田急電鉄』 p.53
2. "小田急電鉄".
3. 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 48. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
4. ５０００形６両編成が引退します [6-car 5000 series trains to be withdrawn] (PDF). Odakyu News Release 10-28 (in Japanese). Odakyu. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
5. ロマンスカー・ＨｉＳＥ、ロマンスカー・ＲＳＥ、通勤車両５０００形 "特設サイト”開設 "引退記念イベント”開催！！ [Special Website Set Up to Mark Withdrawal of HiSe and RSE Romancecars and 5000 series Commuter Train] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

External links

• Odakyu "last running" site (in Japanese)