Meitetsu 5700 series

Meitetsu 5700 series
A Meitetsu 5700 series train
In service	1986–2019
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Entered service	24 June 1986
Number built	24 cars (6 sets)
Number in service	None
Number scrapped	24 cars (6 sets)
Formation	4 cars per set
Fleet numbers	5601, 5701–5705
Operators	Nagoya Railroad
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Doors	2 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead catenary
Safety system(s)	Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 5700 series (名鉄5700系) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1986 to 2019.

Design

While broadly similar to the 5300 series trains built at the same time using electrical equipment from withdrawn rolling stock, the 5700 series trains were built from new.^[1]

Formations

As of 1 April 2015^[update], the 5700 series fleet consists of six four-car sets (5601 and 5701 to 5705).^[2] The last train was retired on 30 November 2019, with the introduction of the new 9500 series sets. No 5700 series cars have been preserved.

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 228. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 99. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.