Tokyu 7600 series

Tokyu 7600 series
A 7600 series EMU running between Kugahara Station and Ontakesan Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line
In service	May 1986 - present
Constructed	1986-1990
Number built	3 sets (9 cars)
Number in service	2 sets (6 cars)
Number scrapped	1 set (3 cars)
Formation	3 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation
Line(s) served	Tokyu Tamagawa Line, Tokyu Ikegami Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 7600 series (東急7600系 Tōkyū 7600-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan since 1 May 1986. They were all rebuilt from 7200 series trains dating from 1967 to 1972.^[1]

Design

Cars are 18 m long, all made of stainless steel, with longitudinal seating. Two 3-car sets were formed in 1986, followed by a third set in 1990.^[1]

Operations

These trains initially operated on the Mekama Line and Ōimachi Line. They were later concentrated on the Ikegami Line and used with the 7200 series. The 7600 series trains are currently used on the Tamagawa Line and Ikegami Line.

Formations

As of 1 April 2014, two three-car sets are in service, formed as shown below, with two motored ("M") cars and one non-powered trailer ("T") car, and car 1 at the Gotanda/Tamagawa end.^[2]

Car No.	1	2	3
Designation	Tc	M	Mc
Numbering	7600	7680	7660

Car 2 has two lozenge-type pantographs.^[2]

Livery variations

From November 2014, set 7601 was returned to service after overhaul in the plain unpainted stainless steel livery formerly carried by the 7200 series trains.^[3]

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 60. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
3. 東急7600系がクラシックスタイルに [Tokyu 7600 series in classic style]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.