Tobu 50000 series information

Tobu 50000 series
Tobu 50000 series
	A lineup of Tobu Tojo Line 50070/50090/50000 series trains in March 2008
Manufacturer	Hitachi
Built at	Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Family name	Hitachi A-train
Constructed	2004–2011
Entered service	16 March 2005
Number built	400 vehicles (40 sets)
Number in service	400 vehicles (40 sets)
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	51001–09, 51051–68, 51071–77, 51091–96
Operators	Tobu Railway
Depots	Shinrinkoen (50000, 50070, 50090 series); Minami-Kurihashi (50000, 50050 series)
Lines served	TJ Tobu Tojo Line; TS Tobu Skytree Line; TI Tobu Isesaki Line; TN Tobu Nikko Line; Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line; Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line; F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line; DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line; TY Tokyu Toyoko Line; Minatomirai Line;
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2.77 m (9 ft 1 in) (50050 series) ; 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)(Other)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (Tobu Tojo Line); 100 km/h (62 mph) (Tobu tracks); 80 km/h (50 mph) (Tokyo Metro lines); 110 km/h (68 mph) (Tokyu lines)
Traction system	IGBT–VVVF (Hitachi)
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service); 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	Tobu ATS (50050 series), Tokyo Metro CS-ATC (50050 series and 50070 series), Tokyu CS-ATC (50050 series only), Tokyo Metro ATO (50070 series only), T-DATC (excluding 50050 series)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tobu 50000 series (東武50000系, Tōbu 50000-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since March 2005, manufactured by Hitachi to its "A-train" concept. The trains represent the first use of aluminium body cars on Tobu commuter trains. They are also the first Tobu trains to feature bilingual (Japanese and English) automated passenger announcements.

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