Seibu 40000 series
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The Seibu 40000 series (西武40000系) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway in Japan since March 2017.[1] As of 21 November 2021,[update] a total of 13 ten-car trainsets have been built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe from 2016, with the first trains entering service on 25 March 2017.[2]
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Seibu 40000 series | |
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In service | 2017–present |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co. |
Built at | Kobe, Hyōgo |
Family name | efACE [ja] |
Replaced | 2000 series |
Constructed | 2016– |
Entered service | 25 March 2017 |
Number under construction | 20 vehicles (2 sets) |
Number built | 140 vehicles (14 sets) |
Number in service | 130 vehicles (13 sets) |
Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 40101–40106, 40151–40157 |
Operators | Seibu Railway |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Car length |
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Width | 2,848 mm (9 ft 4.1 in) |
Height | 4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in) |
Doors | 4 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (74.6 mph) |
Traction system | Toshiba 2-level IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motors | 20 × 190 kW (255 hp) permanent-magnet synchronous motor[1] |
Power output | 3.8 MW (5,096 hp) |
Acceleration | 0.92 m/s2 (2.1 mph/s) |
Deceleration | 0.97 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s) (service) 1.3 m/s2 (2.9 mph/s) (emergency) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC Overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | 2'2' + Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo' + 2'2' |
Bogies | SS185 |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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