Odakyu 70000 series GSE


The Odakyu 70000 series or GSE is a Romancecar electric multiple unit train type on order by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan. Two seven-car trainsets are scheduled to enter service on the Odakyu Odawara Line in March 2018.

Design

Two seven-car trainsets are being built by Nippon Sharyo, with the design overseen by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network. The total cost of the two trains will be approximately 4 billion yen. The trains are finished in a "Rose vermillion" livery with "Romancecar vermillion" and grey body side stripe.
Individual cars are equipped with electro-hydraulic full-active suspension to minimize lateral vibration.
The 70000 series won the 2019 Blue Ribbon Award.

Operations

The trains primarily operate on the Odakyu Odawara Line between in Tokyo and in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Formations

The trains are formed as seven-car sets of 20 m bogie cars, as follows, with four motored cars and three non-powered trailer cars, and car 1 at the western end.
Car No.1234567
DesignationTc2M4M3TM2M1Tc1
NumberingKuHa 7035xDeHa 7030xDeHa 7020xSaHa 7015xDeHa 7010xDeHa 7000xKuHa 7005x
Weight 38.241.237.434.937.541.338.2
Seating capacity56606440646056

Cars 2, 4, and 6 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

16-seat observation saloons are located at either end of the train, and the side windows of the passenger saloons have one-metre high windows.

History

Initial details of the trains on order were published by Odakyu on 20 October 2016.
The first trainset was delivered from Nippon Sharyo in December 2017, and formally unveiled to the media on 5 December 2017.
The trains entered service on 17 March 2018.