Tokyu 5000 series (1954)

This article is about the Tokyu rolling stock type operated from 1954 until 1986. For the Tokyu rolling stock type operated from 2002, see Tokyu 5000 series.
Tokyu 5000 series
A 5000 series and a 5200 series train on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in March 1980
In service1954–1986
ManufacturerTokyu Car
Constructed1954–1959
Entered serviceOctober 16, 1954
Number built105 cars
Formation3–6 cars per trainset
OperatorsTokyu Corporation
Various local private railways
Specifications
Car length18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Doors3 per side
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesTS-301[1]
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 5000 series (東急5000系, Tōkyū 5000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan from 1954 until 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "TS-301／岳南鉄道5000系" [TS-301 / Gakunan Railway 5000 series]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. October 12, 2005. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "梅雨空の下、蘇る「青ガエル」の記憶" [The memory of the green frog revived under the rainy season sky]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. June 17, 2012. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2020.