Meitetsu 1700 series

The Meitetsu 1700/2300 series (名鉄1700・2300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since December 2008.

Meitetsu 1700/2300 series
Reliveried set 1701 in August 2015
In service	December 2008  (1700 series is scheduled to end operation in 2020)
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	1999 (as 1600 series) 2008 (2300 series)
Refurbished	2008 (converted from 1600 series)
Scrapped	2020 (1700 series)
Number built	4 sets
Number scrapped	4 vehicles (1700 series[1])
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Capacity	263 seated + 321 standing
Operator(s)	Meitetsu
Specifications
Car length	19,750 mm (64 ft 10 in) (1700 series end cars) 19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in) (1700 series intermediate cars) 18,230 mm (59 ft 10 in) (2300 series intermediate cars) 18,115 mm (59 ft 5.2 in) (2300 series end cars)[2]
Width	2,700 mm (8 ft 10 in)[2]
Doors	2/3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)[2]
Traction system	VVVF
Acceleration	2.3 km/h/s[2]
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (service), 4.2 km/h/s (emergency)[2]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Current collection method	PT7118-B single-arm pantograph
Safety system(s)	Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The six-car trainsets were formed in 2008 by combining two cars from former 1600 series limited express EMUs with four newly built 2300 series commuter cars. The trains entered service from the start of the revised timetable on 27 December 2008.[3]

Formation

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Mc1	T1	T2	M	T2'	Mc2
Numbering	Mo 1700	Sa 1650	Sa 2400	Mo 2450	Sa 2350	Mo 2300
Weight (t)	41.9	32.5	27.5	36.2	28.1	37.8
Capacity Total/seated	48	45	126/44	126/44	126/44	113/38

Cars 1, 4, and 6 each have a single-arm pantograph.[4]

• 
  2334 (car 6), August 2009
• 
  2384 (car 5), August 2009
• 
  2484 (car 4), August 2009
• 
  2434 (car 3), August 2009
• 
  1654 (car 2), August 2009
• 
  1704 (car 1), August 2009

Interior

• 
  Interior of Sa 1650 car showing limited express style seating configuration

History

The fleet was reliveried from August 2015, starting with set 1701.[5]

• 
  1600 series EMU from which 1700 series cars were modified, April 2008
• 
  1700/2300 series set 1704 in original livery in August 2009

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑2020 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Yearbook 2020] (in Japanese). Japan: IKAROS Publications. 2020. p. 286. ISBN 978-4-80220-837-6.
2. 名古屋鉄道１７００系 [Nagoya Railroad 1700 Series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 49 no. 574. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2009. pp. 68–72.
3. 名古屋鉄道１７００系（一部特別車特急車両）がデビュー [Nagoya Railroad 1700 Series enters service]. Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 299. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. March 2009. p. 72.
4. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
5. Suzuki (13 August 2015). 【名鉄】1700系塗装変更 [Meitetsu 1700 series reliveried]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

• 1700 series information on Meitetsu website (in Japanese)
• 1700 series information on Nippon Sharyo website (in Japanese)
• Meitetsu 1700 series at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 May 2009^{[Timestamp length]}) (Japan Railfan Magazine) (in Japanese)