Iyotetsu 700 series

The Iyotetsu 700 series (伊予鉄700系, Iyotetsu 700-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu) in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, since 1987.

Iyotetsu 700 series
Iyotetsu 700 series image
Three-car set 766 in December 2021
In service1987–present
Number in service22 vehicles (8 sets)
Formation2/3 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Iyo Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Doors3 per side
Electric system(s)600/750 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead wire
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Design

The trains were converted from former Keio 5000 series EMU cars between 1987 and 1994.[1]

Formations
Two-car sets 718 and 719 in July 2008
The interior of car MoHa 715 in August 2008

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of six three-car sets and two two-car sets, formed as follows. All cars have a driving cab at one end.[2]

3-car sets
Designation TcMcMc
Numbering 76x71x72x
  • "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
  • "Tc" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
  • The "Mc" cars are equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]

2-car sets
Designation TcMc
Numbering 76x71x
  • "Mc" cars are motored driving cars (with driving cabs).
  • "Tc" cars are unpowered trailer cars.
  • The "Mc" cars are equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]

History

The trains were purchased from Keio Corporation and introduced between 1987 and 1994.[1] The motored cars were mounted on former Tobu Railway and Odakyu EMU bogies to match the Iyotetsu track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), as the trains originally ran on Keio 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge.[1] Three-car set 725 was the first Iyotetsu EMU to be repainted in the new all-over orange Iyotetsu livery, in August 2015.[3]

Resale
Main article: Choshi Electric Railway 3000 series
Former Iyo Railway cars MoHa 713 and KuHa 763 at Nakanocho Depot on the Choshi Electric Railway in October 2015

In September 2015, two 700 series cars were sold to the Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture for 1.3 million yen.[4]

References
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  1. Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 261. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  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. 174. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  3. 伊予鉄道で新塗装の700系が試運転 [Reliveried Iyotetsu 700 series test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. 銚子電鉄の更新車両“水揚げ” 伊予鉄道から購入、銚子漁港に到着 千葉 [New Choshi Electric Railway cars unloaded - Arrival in Chiba after purchase from Iyo Railway]. Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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