Odakyu 20000 series RSE

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Operations

Up until 16 March 2012, the 20000 series RSE operated mainly between Odakyu's Template:STN terminus in Tokyo and JR Central's Numazu Station on the Gotemba Line. On weekends, some trains operated between Shinjuku Station and Hakone-Yumoto Station.

Formations

The two 7-car sets were formed as follows, with car 1 at the Odawara and Numazu end.[1][2]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Designation M4c M3 T3 T2 M2 T1 M1c
Numbering 20300 20200 20250 20150 20100 20050 20000
Accommodation Standard (2+2) Standard (2+2) Super Super Standard (2+2) Standard (2+2) Standard (2+2)
Standard (2+1) 4-seat compartments

Cars 1, 2, 6, and 7 each had one scissors type pantograph.[1]

Interior

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History

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1992 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside a 20000 series train

The first 20000 series RSE set was delivered in December 1990, followed by the second in January 1991.[2] They entered service on Asagiri services from 16 March 1991.[4]

In 1992, the 20000 series RSE was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually in Japan by the Japan Railfan Club for railway vehicles voted as being the most outstanding design of the year.[5]

Withdrawal

The 20000 series sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012,[6] and replaced by 60000 series MSE 6-car sets on Asagiri services from the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.[7] End car 20301 of set 20001 was moved to Kitami Depot for storage alongside set 20002 in September 2012,[8] and the remaining cars of set 20001 were cut up.[9]

Resale

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The Fujikyu 8000 series in January 2018

The remaining set, 20002, was moved to the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi, in November 2013, where it was reformed and converted to become a 3-car Fujikyu 8000 series set for use on Fuji Kyuko Fujisan Limited Express services from July 2014.[10][11]

References

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