Meitetsu 1200 series

Meitetsu 1200 series
A Meitetsu 1200 series train
6-car 1200 series set 1115 in July 2009
In service1988 (1988)–Present
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Family namePanorama Super
ReplacedMeitetsu 7000 series[1]
Constructed1988–1997
Refurbished2015–2019
Scrapped2007–
Number in service90 vehicles (15 sets) (as of 1 April 2015)
Number scrapped60 vehicles (15 sets)
Formation6 cars per set (originally 4 cars)
Fleet numbers1011–1016, 1111–1116, 1131–1133
OperatorsMeitetsu
Specifications
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction systemField chopper control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead catenary
Safety system(s)Meitetsu ATS, dead man's switch
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 1200 series (名鉄1200系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1988.[2] The trains consist of two limited express style 1000 series (or 1030 series) cars and four commuter style 1200 series (or 1230 series) cars.

  1. ^ "パノラマsuper 1000系" (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ^ 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.