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TX-1000 series
TX-1000 series
	Tsukuba Express 1000 series
In service	2005–present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at	Kobe
Constructed	2003–2005
Number built	84 vehicles (14 sets)
Number in service	84 vehicles (14 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	01-14
Operators	Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Depots	Moriya
Lines served	Tsukuba Express
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20,800 mm (68 ft 3 in) (end cars); 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars);
Width	2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Height	4,070 mm (13 ft 4 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	130 km/h (80 mph)
Traction system	PWM-VVVF
Power output	190 kW per motor
Acceleration	3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.6 mph/s); 4.4 km/(h⋅s) (2.7 mph/s) (emergency);
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (overhead wire)
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Safety system(s)	ATC, ATO
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The TX-1000 series (TX-1000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company on the Tsukuba Express line in the Kantō region of Japan since 2005. A total of 84 cars were delivered.

Design

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

^ ^a ^b 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. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.