The TX-1000 series trains use unpainted double-skin aluminium body construction assembled with friction stir welding. They are used only on the Akihabara – Moriya section of the Tsukuba Express line, which is electrified at 1,500 V DC, as the rest of the line is electrified at 20 kV AC; services beyond Moriya to Tsukuba are operated by dual-voltage TX-2000 series sets only.[1]
Formation
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Designation
CT1
M1
T'
M1'
M2'
CT2
Numbering
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
Capacity Total/seated
147/48
158/51
158/54
158/54
158/51
147/48
Weight (t)
30.3
33.6
26.5
33.8
31.3
30.9
Car 2 is fitted with one single-arm pantograph and car 4 is fitted with two.[2]
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bucket-style seating throughout.[1]
Interior
Priority seating
Wheelchair space
History
The first 6-car prototype was built in March 2003 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and 13 more sets were subsequently delivered between March 2004 and January 2005.
References
^ ab TX-1000系直流電車 TX-2000系交直流電車 [TX-1000 series DC train + TX-2000 series AC/DC train]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 507. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2003. pp. 125–129.
^私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 68. ISBN978-4-330-15310-0.