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{{Short description|Japanese train type}}
{{Update|date=May 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox EMU
{{Infobox train
|name = TX-2000 series
|image = TX-2000-2151.jpg
| name = TX-2000 series
| image = TX Series2000-2654.jpg
|imagesize = 240px
|background =
| imagealt =
| imagesize = 300px
|caption = Tsukuba Express 2000 series
| caption = Tsukuba Express 2000 series
|InService = 2005 - Present
| service =
|Manufacturer = Hitachi
| manufacturer = [[Hitachi]]
|Family =
| factory = [[Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi]]
|Built = 96 vehicles (16 sets)
| family = [[Hitachi A-train]]
|Refurbishment =
| replaced =
|Formation = 6 cars per trainset
| yearconstruction = 2003–2012
|Operator = [[Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company]]
| yearservice = 24 August 2005
|Depots =
| refurbishment =
|LinesServed = [[Tsukuba Express]]
|CarBody =
| yearscrapped =
| numberconstruction =
|CarLength =
| numberbuilt = 138 vehicles (23 sets)
|CarWidth =
| numberservice = 138 vehicles (23 sets)
|CarHeight =
| numberpreserved =
|MaxSpeed = 130 km/h
|Weight =
| numberscrapped =
| formation = 6 cars per trainset
|Capacity = 920 passengers (318 seats)
| fleetnumbers = 51–73
|Acceleration = 3.0 km/h/s
| capacity = 920 (318 seated)
|Deceleration = 4.2 km/h/s (4.4 km/h/s for emergency brake)
| operator = [[Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company]]
|Traction =
| depots = Moriya
|Power = 190 kW
| lines = [[Tsukuba Express]]
|Gauge = 1,067 mm
| carbody = Aluminium
|Voltage = 1,500 V [[Direct current|DC]], 20 kV [[Alternating current|AC (50 Hz)]] [[Overhead lines|overhead]]
|Brakes =
| trainlength =
| carlength = {{Plainlist|
|SafetySystem = [[Automatic Train Control|ATC]], [[Automatic Train Operation|ATO]]
* {{Convert|20800|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (end cars)
}}
* {{Convert|20000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (intermediate cars)
}}
| width = {{Convert|2950|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{Convert|4070|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| floorheight =
| doors = 4 pairs per side
| maxspeed = {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| weight =
| acceleration = {{cvt|3.0|km/h/s}}
| deceleration = {{Plainlist|
* {{Cvt|4.2|km/h/s}} (service)
* {{cvt|4.4|km/h/s}} (emergency)
}}
| traction = [[Pulse-width modulation|PWM]]-[[VVVF]]
| poweroutput = 190 kW per motor
| transmission =
| aux =
| powersupply =
| hvac =
| electricsystem = {{1,500 V DC}} / {{20 kV 50 Hz}} ([[overhead wire]])
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (transport)|Pantograph]]
| bogies =
| brakes =
| safety = [[Automatic Train Control|ATC]], [[Automatic Train Operation|ATO]]
| coupling =
| multipleworking =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
}}


The {{Nihongo|'''TX-2000 series'''|TX-2000系}} is a dual-voltage [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) train type operated by the [[Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company]] on the [[Tsukuba Express]] line in the [[Kanto region]] of Japan since 2005.<ref name="takai_2014">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 |trans-title=Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs |last= Takai |first= Kunpei|editor1-last= Morokawa|editor1-first= Hisashi|editor2-last= Hattori|editor2-first= Akihiro|publisher = Sekaibunka-sha |date = 30 June 2014 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = Japanese |page = 66 |isbn = 978-4-418-14219-4}}</ref>
The {{Nihongo|'''TX-2000 series'''|TX-2000系電車|TX-2000 kei densha}} is an EMU which operates on the [[Tsukuba Express]]. A total of 96 cars were purchased.


==Design==
The first 6-car prototype was built in March 2003, and subsequently between January 2004 and July 2004, 15 more sets were manufactured by [[Hitachi, Ltd]].
TX-2000 series trains are capable of operating on both the 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC sections of the Tsukuba Express, and therefore operate over the full length of the line. (The DC-only [[TX-1000 series]] sets are restricted to the Akihabara – Moriya section of the line.)<ref name="jrrprivate2016"/>


==Formation==
The train is capable of operating in both [[Direct current|DC]] and [[Alternating current|AC]] modes, and is therefore capable of running the full length of the [[Tsukuba Express]]. Its DC-only counterpart, the [[TX-1000 series]], can only operate on the Akihabara – Moriya section of the line. The middle two cars feature transverse seating bays for passengers on longer journeys.
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the fleet consists of 23 six-car sets (51 to 73), consisting of four motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and formed as follows with car 1 at the Tsukuba (northern) end.<ref name="jrrprivate2016">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2016 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2016 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 78|isbn = 978-4-330-70116-5}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6
|-
! Designation
| CT1|| M1 || M2 || M1' || M2' || CT2
|-
! Numbering
| TX-2100|| TX-2200|| TX-2300|| TX-2400|| TX-2500|| TX-2600
|-
! Capacity<br/>Total/seated
| 147/48 || 158/51|| 153/60|| 153/60|| 158/51 ||147/48
|-
! Weight (t)
| 30.3 || 38.1|| 34.4|| 38.3|| 34.3 ||30.9
|}

Cars 2 and 4 are each fitted with two single-arm [[Pantograph (rail)|pantographs]].<ref name="jrrprivate2016"/>

==Interior==
Passenger accommodation primarily consists of longitudinal bench seating.<ref name="railfan507">{{Cite magazine |date=July 2003 |title= |script-title=ja:TX-1000系直流電車 TX-2000系交直流電車 |trans-title=TX-1000 series DC train + TX-2000 series AC/DC train |magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |pages=125–129 |language=ja |volume=43 |issue=507}}</ref> The middle two cars, 3 and 4, were built with transverse seating bays with folding tables,<ref name="jrrprivate2016"/> but from April 2017, the transverse seating was gradually replaced by longitudinal bench seating.<ref name="railfan20170428">{{cite web |date=28 April 2017 |script-title=ja: TX-2000系にロングシート改造車が登場 |trans-title=TX-2000 series modified with longitudinal seating |url=http://railf.jp/news/2017/04/28/180000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429021848/http://railf.jp/news/2017/04/28/180000.html |archive-date=29 April 2017 |access-date=29 April 2017 |work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |language=Japanese |location=Japan}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:TX Series2000-2469 Inside.jpg|Interior view (longitudinal seating)
File:TX Series2000-2469 Priority-seat.jpg|Priority seating
File:TX Series2000-2569 Wheelchair-space.jpg|Priority seating with wheelchair space at right
File:TX-2000 interior 200710.JPG|Interior view showing transverse seating
File:TX-2000 seat.JPG|Folding table fitted to transverse seating bays
</gallery>

==History==
The first six-car prototype was built in March 2003, and 15 more sets were subsequently delivered from [[Hitachi]] between January and July 2004, entering service on 24 August 2005.<ref name="jrrprivate2016"/> Four additional sets (67 to 70) were delivered in 2008 to provide increased capacity. These later sets differ in having a red bodyline stripe added below the windows.<ref name="jrrprivate2016"/>

A further three six-car sets were delivered in June and August 2012 to provide additional capacity.<ref name="jrrprivate2016"/><ref name="mir20110111">{{cite web|url= https://www.mir.co.jp/uploads/20110112085747.pdf|script-title= ja:３編成１８両の車両増強と南流山駅ホーム改良計画について|trans-title= Details of new build of 3 trainsets and platform improvements at Minami-Nagareyama Station|date= 11 January 2011|work= Tsukuba Express News Release|publisher= Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company|language= Japanese|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120306022926/https://www.mir.co.jp/uploads/20110112085747.pdf|archive-date= 6 March 2012|access-date= 12 January 2011|url-status= dead}}</ref> These three sets, 71 to 73, feature a number of design improvements over earlier sets, including the use of LED interior lighting, increased seat thickness, and opening windows to provide ventilation at the ends of cars.<ref name="mir20120618">{{cite web|url= https://www.mir.co.jp/uploads/20120619090920.pdf|title= 3 編成18 両(ＴＸ－2000 系車両)を導入します。|trans-title= Three TX-2000 series sets (18 vehicles) to be introduced|date= 18 June 2012|work= Tsukuba Express News Release|publisher= Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company|language= Japanese|accessdate= 20 June 2012}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>

<gallery>
File:TX Series2000-2672.jpg|Late-build set 72 in May 2023
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.mir.co.jp/about_tx/tx2000.html TX-2000系（交流車）], [[Tsukuba Express]], retrieved [[30 June]] [[2007]]

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070626183717/http://www.mir.co.jp/about_tx/tx2000.html Tsukuba Express TX-2000 information] {{in lang|ja}}


{{A-Train}}
[[Category:Japanese electric multiple units]]
[[Category:Tsukuba Express]]
{{Japan-rail-stub}}


[[Category:Electric multiple units of Japan]]
[[ja:首都圏新都市鉄道TX-2000系電車]]
[[Category:Tsukuba Express|2000 series]]
[[zh:首都圈新都市鐵道TX-2000系電力動車組]]
[[Category:Train-related introductions in 2005]]
[[Category:Hitachi multiple units]]
[[Category:20 kV AC multiple units]]
[[Category:1500 V DC multiple units of Japan]]

Latest revision as of 01:23, 13 November 2024

TX-2000 series
Tsukuba Express 2000 series
ManufacturerHitachi
Built atKudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family nameHitachi A-train
Constructed2003–2012
Entered service24 August 2005
Number built138 vehicles (23 sets)
Number in service138 vehicles (23 sets)
Formation6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers51–73
Capacity920 (318 seated)
OperatorsMetropolitan Intercity Railway Company
DepotsMoriya
Lines servedTsukuba Express
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length
  • 20,800 mm (68 ft 3 in) (end cars)
  • 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Height4,070 mm (13 ft 4 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Traction systemPWM-VVVF
Power output190 kW per motor
Acceleration3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)
Deceleration
  • 4.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.6 mph/s) (service)
  • 4.4 km/(h⋅s) (2.7 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC / 20 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead wire)
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Safety system(s)ATC, ATO
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The TX-2000 series (TX-2000系) is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company on the Tsukuba Express line in the Kanto region of Japan since 2005.[1]

Design

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TX-2000 series trains are capable of operating on both the 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC sections of the Tsukuba Express, and therefore operate over the full length of the line. (The DC-only TX-1000 series sets are restricted to the Akihabara – Moriya section of the line.)[2]

Formation

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As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of 23 six-car sets (51 to 73), consisting of four motored (M) cars and two trailer (T) cars, and formed as follows with car 1 at the Tsukuba (northern) end.[2]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation CT1 M1 M2 M1' M2' CT2
Numbering TX-2100 TX-2200 TX-2300 TX-2400 TX-2500 TX-2600
Capacity
Total/seated 		147/48 158/51 153/60 153/60 158/51 147/48
Weight (t) 30.3 38.1 34.4 38.3 34.3 30.9

Cars 2 and 4 are each fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[2]

Interior

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Passenger accommodation primarily consists of longitudinal bench seating.[3] The middle two cars, 3 and 4, were built with transverse seating bays with folding tables,[2] but from April 2017, the transverse seating was gradually replaced by longitudinal bench seating.[4]

  • Interior view (longitudinal seating)
    Interior view (longitudinal seating)
  • Priority seating
    Priority seating
  • Priority seating with wheelchair space at right
    Priority seating with wheelchair space at right
  • Interior view showing transverse seating
    Interior view showing transverse seating
  • Folding table fitted to transverse seating bays
    Folding table fitted to transverse seating bays

History

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The first six-car prototype was built in March 2003, and 15 more sets were subsequently delivered from Hitachi between January and July 2004, entering service on 24 August 2005.[2] Four additional sets (67 to 70) were delivered in 2008 to provide increased capacity. These later sets differ in having a red bodyline stripe added below the windows.[2]

A further three six-car sets were delivered in June and August 2012 to provide additional capacity.[2][5] These three sets, 71 to 73, feature a number of design improvements over earlier sets, including the use of LED interior lighting, increased seat thickness, and opening windows to provide ventilation at the ends of cars.[6]

  • Late-build set 72 in May 2023
    Late-build set 72 in May 2023

References

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  1. ^ Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 66. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 78. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. ^ TX-1000系直流電車 TX-2000系交直流電車 [TX-1000 series DC train + TX-2000 series AC/DC train]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 507. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2003. pp. 125–129.
  4. ^ TX-2000系にロングシート改造車が登場 [TX-2000 series modified with longitudinal seating]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ^ ３編成１８両の車両増強と南流山駅ホーム改良計画について [Details of new build of 3 trainsets and platform improvements at Minami-Nagareyama Station] (PDF). Tsukuba Express News Release (in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  6. ^ "3 編成18 両(ＴＸ－2000 系車両)を導入します。" [Three TX-2000 series sets (18 vehicles) to be introduced] (PDF). Tsukuba Express News Release (in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
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