Tokyu 6000 series


The Tokyu 6000 series is an electrical multiple unit train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on express services on the Tokyu Oimachi Line in Japan since 28 March 2008. Based on the 5000 series design, cars have four sets of doors per side with a more aerodynamic front end design than its predecessors.

Formation

, the fleet consists of six seven-car sets, numbered 6101 to 6106 and formed as follows, with three motored cars and three trailer cars, and car 1 at the Oimachi end.
Car No.123456
DesignationTc2MTM2M1Tc1
Numbering610062006300640065006600
Weight 26.930.728.233.332.926.8
Capacity 139/48150/51150/54150/54150/51139/48

Car 5 is fitted with two single-arm pantographs, and car 2 is fitted with one.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with a seat width of per person. Wheelchair spaces are provided at the ends of cars 2 and 5.

History

The first set, 6101, was delivered in December 2007. The first trains entered revenue-earning service on 28 March 2008.
Six new DeHa 6300 intermediate cars were delivered from the J-TREC factory in Yokohama in August 2017. These will be used to lengthen the fleet of six trainsets to seven cars each between November 2017 and March 2018.