| TX-2000 series | |
|---|---|
 Tsukuba Express 2000 series | |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi |
| Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
| Family name | Hitachi A-train |
| Constructed | 2003–2012 |
| Entered service | 24 August 2005 |
| Number built | 138 vehicles (23 sets) |
| Number in service | 138 vehicles (23 sets) |
| Formation | 6 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | 51–73 |
| Capacity | 920 (318 seated) |
| Operators | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company |
| Depots | Moriya |
| Lines served | Tsukuba Express |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Car length |
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| Width | 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 4,070 mm (13 ft 4 in) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Traction system | PWM-VVVF |
| Power output | 190 kW per motor |
| Acceleration | 3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) |
| Deceleration |
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| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC / 20 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead wire) |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATC, ATO |
| Track gauge | 1,067 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]
- ^ 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.