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Sotetsu 11000 series

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In service
  
2009–Present

Number built
  
50 cars (5 sets)

Constructed
  
2008–2013

Number in service
  
50 cars (5 sets)

Sotetsu 11000 series

Manufacturer
  
JR East Niitsu, Tokyu Car Corporation, J-TREC

Replaced
  
5000 series, 7000 series

The Sotetsu 11000 series (相鉄11000系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan since June 2009, replacing aging 5000 and 7000 series trains. Based on the JR E233-1000 series design, cars have four pairs of sliding doors per side.

Contents

Formation

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of five ten-car sets, based at Kashiwadai Depot and formed as follows.

Car 2 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 4 and 8 each have one.

Interior

Cars 1 and 10 have wheelchair spaces. Cars 4 and 9 are designated as mildly air-conditioned cars.

History

The first set was delivered from Tokyu Car Corporation (now J-TREC) in October 2008, and entered revenue-earning service from 15 June 2009.

A fifth set, 11005, was delivered in January 2013.

References

Sotetsu 11000 series Wikipedia