Odakyu 10000 series HiSE

The Odakyu 10000 series HiSE (小田急10000形, Odakyū 10000-gata) (High-decker/High-grade/High-level Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway on Romancecar services in the Tokyo area of Japan between 1987 and 2012.

Odakyu 10000 series HiSE
Odakyu 10000 series HiSE
In serviceDecember 1987 – March 2012
Family nameRomancecar
Refurbished1999
Number built44 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Formation11 cars per set
Operator(s)Odakyu Electric Railway
Depot(s)Kitami
Specifications
Traction systemResistor control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead lines
Braking system(s)Regenerative brake
Safety system(s)ATS (OM)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 31st Blue Ribbon Award in 1988.

Operations

The 10000 series HiSE operated mainly between Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and Hakone-Yumoto Station (about 88 km).

Resale

Sets number 2 and 3 were donated to the Nagano Electric Railway in 2005. They were converted to 4-car 1000 series sets at Nippon Sharyou manufacturing factory in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.

Withdrawal

The two remaining 10000 series HiSE sets were withdrawn by Odakyu on 16 March 2012.[1]

Interior
  • Counter
  • Interior
  • Observation Seats
  • Ladder

References
  • "Daiya Jōhō" Magazine, May 2007 issue
  1. ロマンスカー・ＨｉＳＥ、ロマンスカー・ＲＳＥ、通勤車両５０００形 "特設サイト”開設 "引退記念イベント”開催！！ [Special Website Set Up to Mark Withdrawal of HiSe and RSE Romancecars and 5000 series Commuter Train] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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