Odakyu 8000 series

Odakyu 8000 series
6-car set 8263 in November 2021
In service1983 – Present
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed1982–1987
Entered service22 March 1983
Refurbished2002–2013
Scrapped2020–
Number built160 vehicles (32 sets)
Number in service148 vehicles (30 sets)
Number scrapped12 vehicles
Formation4 or 6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers8051–8066, 8251–8266
Operators
DepotsKitami
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,900 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Height4,145 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed
  • Service: 100 km/h (62.1 mph)[1]
  • Design: 100 km/h (62.1 mph)[2]
Traction system
Power output140 kW x4 per motored car (field chopper sets)
190 kW x4 per motored car (VVVF sets)
Acceleration3 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) (field chopper sets)[4]
3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s) (VVVF sets)[5]
Deceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (field chopper sets)[4]
4 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (VVVF sets)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead lines
BogiesFS516 (powered cars)
FS016 (non-powered cars)
Braking system(s)Regenerative braking
Safety system(s)OM-ATS, D-ATS-P
Multiple working4000I/5000I/9000/1000/3000 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Odakyu 8000 series (小田急8000形, Odakyū 8000-gata) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan since 1983.

  1. ^ 小田急電鉄のひみつ [Secrets of the Odakyu Electric Railway] (in Japanese). Japan: PHP Institute, Inc. 26 January 2012. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-569-80244-2.
  2. ^ 鉄道ピクトリアルNo.829 [The Railway Pictorial No. 829]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 829. Japan: Denkisya Kenkyukai Co., Ltd. January 2010. pp. 310–311.
  3. ^ a b "小田急電鉄8000形".
  4. ^ a b 鉄道ピクトリアルNo.414 [The Railway Pictorial No. 414]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 414. Japan: Denkisya Kenkyukai Co., Ltd. March 1983. p. 42.
  5. ^ 8000形更新車諸元表 [Refurbished Odakyu 8000 series specification sheet]. Rolling Stock & Technology (in Japanese). No. 98. Japan: Rail & Tech Publishing. December 2008. pp. 18, 49.