Seibu 2000 series


The Seibu 2000 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1977.

Design

The 2000 series trains were introduced on all-station stopping services on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in 1977, featuring four pairs of sliding doors on each side to speed up boarding and alighting at stations. 130 vehicles were built between 1977 and 1988, including some replacements for cars damaged in accidents, and this first batch was followed by a batch of 304 vehicles classified "New 2000 series" built between 1988 and 1992.

Fleet

, the fleet consists of 406 vehicles formed as two-car, four-car, six-car, and eight-car sets, and based at Kotesashi, Musashigaoka, Minami-Iriso, Tamagawa-Josui depots for use on Seibu Shinjuku Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line workings.

Formations

Sets are formed as two-car, four-car, six-car, and eight-car sets, as shown below.

Two-car sets

The "Mc" cars each have two pantographs.

Four-car sets

The "M3" cars each have two lozenge-type pantographs.

Six-car sets

The "M1" and "M5" cars each have two single-arm pantographs.

Eight-car sets

The "M3", "M3", and "M5" cars each have one pantograph.

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Priority seats are provided at the end of each car.

History

The first trains entered service in 1977 on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, initially formed as six-car sets.

Preserved examples

The cab end of former car KuHa 2098 is preserved inside the Maruzen Ikebukuro bookshop in Toshima, Tokyo. Built in June 1992 at Seibu Railway's Tokorozawa factory, it was withdrawn in September 2016, and moved to the ground floor of the Maruzen Ikebukuro bookshop building in March 2017, while still under construction.