Sotetsu 9000 series
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The Sotetsu 9000 series(相鉄9000系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) on commuter services in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1993.
Formations
As of 1 April 2015[update], the fleet consists of seven ten-car sets, numbered 9701 to 9707, formed as shown below with six motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Yokohama end.
Unrefurbished sets
The unrefurbished sets are formed as follows.
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tc2 | M1 | M2 | T2 | MS1 | M2 | T1 | MS1 | M2 | Tc1 |
| Numbering | 9700 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9500 |
| Capacity (total/seated) | 142/45 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 154/60 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 154/60 | 153/54 | 142/45 |
| Weight (t) | 28.6 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 26.2 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 26.6 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 28.5 |
The motored cars each have one pantograph.
Refurbished sets
The refurbished sets are formed as follows.
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tc2 | M1 | M2 | T2 | MS1 | M2 | T1 | MS1 | M2 | Tc1 |
| Numbering | 9700 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9500 |
| Capacity (total/seated) | 140/45 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 150/60 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 150/60 | 151/54 | 140/45 |
| Weight (t) | 28.8 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 26.7 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 27.1 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
The motored cars each have one pantograph.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists mostly of longitudinal bench seating, but cars 5 and 8 include transverse seating bays.
- Interior with longitudinal seating
- Interior with transverse seating
- Transverse seating bay
History
The trains were built by Tokyu Car Corporation in Yokohama between 1993 and 2001, with the first trains entering service in 1993. A total of 70 cars were built.
From 2011, the fleet was gradually repainted into the new corporate livery, and some sets received single-arm pantographs in place of the original lozenge type.
Set 9701, which wasn't part of the Yokohama Navy Blue refurbishment programme, was scrapped on 11 December 2020.
- Set 9706 in original livery in October 2008
Refurbishment
From 2016, the 9000 series EMU fleet underwent a programme of refurbishment. This involves new interiors, including leather seat covers on the transverse seating bays, interior lighting that can be adjusted to suit day and night conditions, and a new exterior livery of Yokohama Navy Blue. The first set to be treated, 9703, returned to service in April 2016.
- Refurbished interior
- Leather-covered transverse seating
- LCD information display