Meitetsu 2200 series

Meitetsu 2200 series
December 2008
In service	January 2005 -
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	2004-
Number under construction	6 vehicles (1 set)
Number built	60 vehicles (10 sets)
Number in service	54 vehicles (9 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Meitetsu
Specifications
Doors	2/3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Safety system(s)	Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 2200 series (名鉄2200系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Japan since January 2005.

The 6-car trainsets were built from 2004, and consist of two limited express configuration cars based on the 2000 series EMUs together with four commuter configuration cars with three pairs of doors per side.^[1] The trains entered service from 29 January 2005.^[2]

Formation

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Mc1	T1	T2	M	T2'	Mc2
Numbering	Mo 2200	Sa 2250	Sa 2400	Mo 2450	Sa 2350	Mo 2300

Cars 1, 4, and 6 each have a single-arm pantograph.^[3]

Interior

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  Interior of 2200 series car showing limited express style seating configuration

History

Two more six-car sets were built in fiscal 2015.^[4]

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
2. 名鉄特急の歩み [Meitetsu limited express history] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
3. 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
4. 2015年度 設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2015 investment plans] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Meitetsu. 23 March 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

External links

• Meitetsu 2200 series information (Japanese)