Sotetsu 9000 series


The Sotetsu 9000 series is a DC electric multiple unit type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway on commuter services in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1993.

Formations

, the fleet consists of seven ten-car sets, numbered 9701 to 9707, formed as shown below with six motored cars and four non-powered trailer cars, and car 1 at the Yokohama end.

Unrefurbished sets

The unrefurbished sets are formed as follows.
Car No.12345678910
DesignationTc2M1M2T2MS1M2T1MS1M2Tc1
Numbering9700910092009600910092009600910092009500
Capacity 142/45153/54153/54153/54154/60153/54153/54154/60153/54142/45
Weight 28.637.638.026.237.838.026.637.838.028.5

The motored cars each have one pantograph.

Refurbished sets

The refurbished sets are formed as follows.
Car No.12345678910
DesignationTc2M1M2T2MS1M2T1MS1M2Tc1
Numbering9700910092009600910092009600910092009500
Capacity 140/45151/54151/54151/54150/60151/54151/54150/60151/54140/45
Weight 28.838.138.326.738.338.327.138.338.328.9

The motored cars each have one pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists mostly of longitudinal bench seating, but cars 5 and 8 include transverse seating bays.

History

The trains were built by Tokyu Car Corporation in Yokohama between 1993 and 2001, with the first trains entering service in 1993. A total of 70 cars were built.
From 2011, the fleet was gradually repainted into the new corporate livery, and some sets received single-arm pantographs in place of the original lozenge type.

Refurbishment

From 2016, the 9000 series EMU fleet is scheduled to undergo a programme of refurbishment. This involves new interiors, including leather seat covers on the transverse seating bays, interior lighting that can be adjusted to suit day and night conditions, and a new exterior livery of "Yokohama navy blue".