Odakyu 20000 series RSE

Odakyu 20000 series
Resort Super Express
Odakyu 20000 series RSE
In serviceMarch 1991 – March 2012
Family nameRomancecar
Constructed1990–1991
Number built14 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number scrapped6 vehicles
Formation7 cars per set
Operators Odakyu
DepotsKitami
Specifications
Car length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Traction systemResistor control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead lines
BogiesFS546 (motored)
FS046 (trailer)
Braking system(s)Dynamic brake
Safety system(s)ATS (OM)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 35th Blue Ribbon Award in 1992.

The Odakyu 20000 series RSE (小田急20000形, Odakyū 20000-gata) (Resort Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated between 1991 and March 2012 by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway on Asagiri limited express services in Japan.

Operations

Up until 16 March 2012, the 20000 series RSE operated mainly between Odakyu's Shinjuku terminus in Tokyo and JR Central's Numazu Station on the Gotemba Line. On weekends, some trains operated between Shinjuku Station and Hakone-Yumoto Station.

Formations

The two 7-car sets were formed as follows, with car 1 at the Odawara and Numazu end.[1][2]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Designation M4c M3 T3 T2 M2 T1 M1c
Numbering 20300 20200 20250 20150 20100 20050 20000
Accommodation Standard (2+2) Standard (2+2) Super Super Standard (2+2) Standard (2+2) Standard (2+2)
Standard (2+1) 4-seat compartments

Cars 1, 2, 6, and 7 each had one scissors type pantograph.[1]

  • 20301
    20301
  • 20201
    20201
  • 20251
    20251
  • 20151
    20151
  • 20101
    20101
  • 20051
    20051
  • 20001
    20001

Interior

Standard-class seating was arranged 2+2 abreast with a seat pitch of 1,000 mm (39.4 in).[3] The "Super seating" on the upper decks of cars 3 and 4 was arranged 2+1 abreast with a seat pitch of 1,100 mm (43.3 in).[3] All passenger saloons were designated no-smoking.[1] cars 2 and 6 were equipped with toilets.[1]

  • Upper deck "Super Seat" car saloon of bilevel car
    Upper deck "Super Seat" car saloon of bilevel car
  • Lower deck of bilevel car 3 with 2+1 standard-class seating
    Lower deck of bilevel car 3 with 2+1 standard-class seating
  • Semi-open compartment seating on lower deck of bilevel car 4
    Semi-open compartment seating on lower deck of bilevel car 4
  • Standard-class saloon
    Standard-class saloon
  • Refreshment counter
    Refreshment counter
  • Driver's Cab
    Driver's Cab

History

1992 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside a 20000 series train

The first 20000 series RSE set was delivered in December 1990, followed by the second in January 1991.[2] They entered service on Asagiri services from 16 March 1991.[4]

In 1992, the 20000 series RSE was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually in Japan by the Japan Railfan Club for railway vehicles voted as being the most outstanding design of the year.[5]

Withdrawal

The 20000 series sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012,[6] and replaced by 60000 series MSE 6-car sets on Asagiri services from the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.[7] End car 20301 of set 20001 was moved to Kitami Depot for storage alongside set 20002 in September 2012,[8] and the remaining cars of set 20001 were cut up.[9]

Resale

The Fujikyu 8000 series in January 2018

The remaining set, 20002, was moved to the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi, in November 2013, where it was reformed and converted to become a 3-car Fujikyu 8000 series set for use on Fuji Kyuko Fujisan Limited Express services from July 2014.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 私鉄車両編成表 2011 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2011]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. July 2011. p. 56. ISBN 978-4-330-22711-5.
  2. ^ a b "2007 小田急ロマンスカーオールガイド" [2007 Odakyu RomanceCar Comprehensive Guide]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 36, no. 277. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. May 2007. pp. 17–19.
  3. ^ a b 日本と世界の鉄道カタログ [Japan and World Railway Catalogue]. Japan: Seibido Publishing. August 1991. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-4-415-03383-9.
  4. ^ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
  5. ^ ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 選定車両一覧 [Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ ２０１２年３月１７日（土） ダイヤ改正を実施します。 [Timetable Revision Takes Effect from Saturday 17 March 2012] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  8. ^ "9/9 小田急「RSE」20301が喜多見へ" [9 September: Odakyu "RSE" 20301 moved to Kitami]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52, no. 620. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2013. p. 158.
  9. ^ "私鉄車両のうごき" [Private Rail Rolling Stock Changes]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42, no. 345. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. January 2013. p. 125.
  10. ^ 小田急電鉄20000形が甲種輸送される [Odakyu 20000 series moved]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  11. ^ 富士急、新型『フジサン特急』8000系を公開. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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