Meitetsu 100 series

Meitetsu 100 series
Meitetsu 100 series Set On Toyota Line In July 2018
Meitetsu 100 series Set on Toyota line in July 2018
Interior of a 100 series end car
In service1979 - Present
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Constructed1978–1994
Entered serviceJanuary 1979
Refurbished2011-2013
Number built66 cars (11 sets)
Number in service66 cars (11 sets)
Formation4 or 6 cars per trainset
OperatorsNagoya Railroad
Lines servedInuyama Line
Toyota Line
Tsurumai Line
Specifications
Traction systemResistor control (1st, 2nd batch)
Field system superimposed field excitation control (3rd, 4th batch)
Variable frequency (GTO, IGBT) (5th batch onwards)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead catenary
BogiesSumitomo Metal Industries
FS398A
FS39BA
SS126D
SS026D
Safety system(s)Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 100 series (名鉄100系) is a commuter electric multiple unit type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1978. There is also a 200 series type, operated since 1991, which is very similar to the 100 series. The 100 series and 200 series trains run on the Inuyama Line and Toyota Line and provide through service to the Tsurumai Line in Nagoya Municipal Subway.[1][2]

  1. ^ 100系(地下鉄鶴舞線乗り入れ車両) (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. ^ 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線大手私鉄: 名古屋鉄道", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 32, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6