The Odakyu 10000 series HiSE (小田急10000形, Odakyū 10000-gata) (High-decker/High-grade/High-level Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway on Romancecar services in the Tokyo area of Japan between 1987 and 2012.
Odakyu 10000 series HiSE | |
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In service | December 1987 – March 2012 |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Family name | Romancecar |
Refurbished | 1999 |
Number built | 44 vehicles (4 sets) |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
Formation | 11 cars per set |
Operators | Odakyu Electric Railway |
Depots | Kitami |
Specifications | |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (70 mph)[1] |
Traction system | Resistor control |
Power output | 140 kW (190 hp) per motor[1] |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative brake |
Safety system(s) | ATS (OM) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Notes/references | |
This train won the 31st Blue Ribbon Award in 1988. |
Each trainset consisted of 11 cars, 9 of which were powered.[1]
The 10000 series HiSE operated mainly between Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto Station (about 88 km).
Sets number 2 and 3 were donated to the Nagano Electric Railway in 2005. They were converted to 4-car 1000 series sets at Nippon Sharyo manufacturing factory in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.
The two remaining 10000 series HiSE sets were withdrawn by Odakyu on 16 March 2012.[2] One car is preserved at the Romancecar Museum.[3]