Tobu 634 series

Tobu 634 series

The two 634 series sets on the Aizu Railway, July 2013
In service 27 October 2012 –
Refurbishment 2012
Number built 4 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service 4 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation 2 cars per trainset
Capacity 59
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Depot(s) Shin-Tochigi
Line(s) served Tobu Skytree Line
Tobu Nikko Line
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors One per side
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tobu 634 series (東武634系 Tōbu 634-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Tobu Railway on Skytree Train excursion services from 27 October 2012.[1]

Design

The two 2-car sets were rebuilt from former 6050 series sets 6177 and 6178[2] with completely new interiors and large windows extending into the roof line.[1] The 634 series designation was chosen as it can be read as "Musashi" in Japanese, and coincides with the height in metres of the Tokyo Skytree. Set 1 has a blue theme inside and out, representing "sky", and set 2 has a red theme inside and out, representing "tree".[3]

Formations

The two two-car sets are based at Shin-Tochigi Depot, and are formed as shown below with the Mc car at the southern end.[3]

Designation Mc Tc
Numbering 634-x1 634-x2

The Mc car has one cross-arm pantograph.[3]

Interior

Set 1 has blue seating, and set 2 has red seating.

History

The two former 6050 series sets were rebuilt at J-TREC's Yokohama factory, and delivered to Tobu at the end of September 2012.[2] The trains entered service on 27 October 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "東武鉄道"スカイツリートレイン"が１０月２７日運転開始" [Tobu "Skytree Train" to enter service from 27 October]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 343. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. November 2012. p. 72.
  2. 1 2 東武鉄道634系「スカイツリートレイン」が甲種輸送される [Tobu 634 series "Skytree Train" delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 37. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
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