Odakyu 5000 series

Odakyu 5000 series
300px Odakyu 5000 series, April 2008
In service	1969–16 March 2012
Number built	180 vehicles (35 sets)
Number in service	None
Formation	4/6-car sets
Operator(s)	Odakyu Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Kitami
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead lines
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

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 1969 until March 2012.

Formation

Trains were formed as 4- and 6-car sets as shown below.

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

• Inside of OER 5000.jpg

  Interior view of 5000 series (4-car set), February 2008

• Inside of OER 5200.jpg

  Interior view of 5200 series (6-car set), June 2009

• Luggage Rack OER 5000 2.jpg

  Luggage rack of 5000 series, March 2012

History

File:Series 5000 10Car Last Run of Odakyu Electric Railway.JPG

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.

4+6-car formations were gradually replaced by new 4000 series sets, and the 6-car sets were withdrawn following the last day of operations on 30 January 2011. The remaining 4-car sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012.

External links

• Odakyu "last running" site (Japanese)