Odakyu 10000 series HiSE

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
Odakyu 10000 series HiSE
In serviceDecember 1987 – March 2012
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Family nameRomancecar
Refurbished1999
Number built44 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved1 vehicle
Formation11 cars per set
OperatorsOdakyu Electric Railway
DepotsKitami
Specifications
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)[1]
Traction systemResistor control
Power output140 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 gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 31st Blue Ribbon Award in 1988.

Formation

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Each trainset consisted of 11 cars, 9 of which were powered.[1]

Operations

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The 10000 series HiSE operated mainly between Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto Station (about 88 km).

Resale

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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.

Withdrawal and preservation

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The two remaining 10000 series HiSE sets were withdrawn by Odakyu on 16 March 2012.[2] One car is preserved at the Romancecar Museum.[3]

Interior

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References

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  • "Daiya Jōhō" Magazine, May 2007 issue
  1. ^ a b c Abbott, James, ed. (1993). Jane's World Railways 1993-94 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group Ltd. p. 471. ISBN 0 7106 1082 3.
  2. ^ ロマンスカー・HiSE、ロマンスカー・RSE、通勤車両5000形 "特設サイト”開設 "引退記念イベント”開催!! [Special Website Set Up to Mark Withdrawal of HiSe and RSE Romancecars and 5000 series Commuter Train] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 16 December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ^ "小田急ロマンスカーミュージアム開館 中川家礼二さんも車掌姿". sankei.com (in Japanese). The Sankei Shimbun. 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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