Tobu 100 series


The Tobu 100 series, branded Spacia, is a limited express electric multiple unit train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since 1990. The trains are used on Kegon, Spacia Nikko, Kinu, and Spacia Kinugawa services to Nikkō and Kinugawa-Onsen.

Formation

, the fleet consists of nine sets, based at Kasukabe Depot, and formed as follows.
Car No.123456
DesignationMc2M4M3M2M1Mc1
Numbering100-6100-5100-4100-3100-2100-1

Interior

Seat pitch is. Car 6 contains six 4-seat compartments. These are marked as "Green cars" when operating on JR lines.

History

The 100 series trains entered service on 1 June 1990 on Kegon and Kinu services from Asakusa in Tokyo to Nikkō and Kinugawa-Onsen, replacing the ageing 1720 series trains operating since 1960. Two sets were delivered in fiscal 1989, two more were delivered in fiscal 1990, and five were delivered in fiscal 1991, bringing the fleet to nine sets.
All cars were made no-smoking from 18 March 1995.

JR inter-running

Through-running Spacia Nikkō and Spacia Kinugawa services from Shinjuku in Tokyo to Tōbu Nikkō and Kinugawa-Onsen via the JR Tōhoku Main Line commenced on 18 March 2006, and three sets were modified with JR ATS-P for use on JR East lines.

Refurbishment

The fleet underwent a programme of refurbishment from December 2011, ahead of the opening of the Tokyo Skytree in May 2012. Three trains each were repainted into three different colour schemes, with "miyabi" purple, "iki" light blue, and "sunny coral orange", matching the Tokyo Skytree theme colours, and new "Spacia" logos. Internally, the seats feature new moquette, with blue in the open saloons and brown in the compartments. The first refurbished set re-entered service from 29 December 2011.
Set No.Colour schemeDate refurbishedNotes
101 "iki" blue29 June 2012
102 "miyabi" purple28 March 2012
103 "Nikko Moude Spacia" gold/black2 March 2012Reliveried from "sunny coral" orange in April 2015
104 "sunny coral" orange28 September 2012
105 "miyabi" purple28 December 2011
106 "Nikko Moude Spacia" gold/black25 July 2012Reliveried from "sunny coral" orange in July 2015
107 "miyabi" purple31 May 2012
108 "iki" blue27 April 2012
109 "iki" blue3 February 2012

"Nikko Moude Spacia" sets

Set 103 was repainted in a special gold and black livery and branded "Nikko Moude Spacia" from April 2015. This was followed in July 2015 by set 106, which was similarly reliveried.