Tobu 20000 series


The Tobu 20000 series is a DC electric multiple unit commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since 1988.
The 20000 series fleet is scheduled to be replaced by new Tobu 70000 series EMUs with 20 m cars.

Variants

Thirteen eight-car sets were built to replace the ageing 2000 series trains on inter-running services between the Tobu Skytree Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line in Tokyo, entering service on 25 March 1988. The body design uses a new lightweight corrugated stainless steel construction. These trains use the same AFE chopper control as the earlier Tobu 9000 series trains, bolsterless bogies.
Total number of vehicles built: 104

Formation

Trains are formed as follows, with six motored cars and two non-powered driving trailer cars.
DesignationTc1M1M2M1M3M1M4Tc2
Numbering2180022800238002480025800268002780028800

The M1 cars are each fitted with one scissors type pantograph.

20050 series

Eight eight-car sets were introduced on 29 December 1992 on Tobu Isesaki Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line inter-running services. These sets feature two five-door cars at each end, and also LED destination indicators. These sets have VVVF control.
Total number of vehicles built: 64

Formation

Trains are formed as follows, with six motored cars and two non-powered driving trailer cars.
DesignationTc3M5M2M7M3M7M6Tc4
Numbering2185022850238502485025850268502785028850

The M5 and M7 cars are each fitted with one scissors type pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with seats for three persons between each pair of doors in the five-door cars. Seat width is per person for the three-person bench seats in five-door cars and per person for the ten-person bench seats in three-door cars. As with the 9050 series EMUs introduced around the same time, these sets featured LCD passenger information screens above the doorways, but these were subsequently removed.

20070 series

Three eight-car sets were introduced from 25 March 1997 to cope with an increased service frequency. These sets feature three-door cars throughout, and also LED destination indicators. These sets have VVVF control.
Total number of vehicles built: 24

Formation

Trains are formed as follows, with six motored cars and two non-powered driving trailer cars.
DesignationTc1M1M2M3M4M3M5Tc2
Numbering2187022870238702487025870268702787028870

The M1 and M3 cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. These sets feature three-colour LCD passenger information displays above alternate doorways.

20400 series

The 20400 series are four-car sets for Tobu Nikko Line and Utsunomiya Line operation north of Minami-Kurihashi Station. The first trains entered revenue service on 3 September 2018.

Formation

Trains are formed as follows, with two motored cars and two non-powered trailer cars. Car 1 and 4 are former 20000 series cars built by Alna Koki in 1988, and cars 2 and 3 are former 20070 series cars built by Tokyu Car in 1997. Some sets will incorporate former 20050 series cars, which will be converted from five doors to three doors per side.
DesignationTc2M2M1Tc1
Numbering24422234222242221422

The M1 car is fitted with two single-arm pantographs.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. The interior is based on the 70000 series design.

Withdrawal and refurbishment

The 20000 series trains began to be replaced by new 70000 series trains from 7 July 2017. The first set to be withdrawn, set, was removed for scrapping in July 2017. Some of the 20000 series trains are also refurbished as 20400 series to replace 8000 series trains.
The five-door 20000 series trains are being withdrawn so that platform doors can be installed on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line stations.