The Odakyu 9000 series (小田急9000形, Odakyū 9000-gata) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from 1972 until 2006.
The fleet consisted of nine four-car and nine six-car sets.[4] The sets were formed as follows.[5]
Four-car sets
Designation
M1c
M1
M2
M2c
Numbering
9000
9100
9200
9300
Six-car sets
Designation
M1c
M2
T1
T2
M1
M2c
Numbering
9400
9500
9550
9650
9600
9700
History
The trains entered service in 1972, and were the recipient of the 1973 Laurel Prize.[6]Chiyoda Line through services with 9000 series trains began on March 31, 1978.[5] The trains were withdrawn from service in March 2006.[4] A farewell run between Hadano and Karakida was operated on May 13, 2006.[5]
Laurel Prize 1973 plaque
First Odakyu and Chiyoda Line through-services on March 31, 1978
9000 series (left) with "Sayonara" headboard on May 13, 2006
Preserved examples
Deha 9001: stored at the Kitami inspection facility[3]
^"FS385 FS085 / 小田急電鉄9000形" [FS385 FS085 / Odakyu Electric Railway 9000 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
^ abUbukata, Yoshio; Kazuhide, Onuma (2014). 小田急通勤型電車のあゆみ [Odakyu commuter train history] (in Japanese). Jtb Publishing. pp. 64–68. ISBN9784533100178.
^ ab"小田急9000形" [Odakyu 9000 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. August 10, 2006. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ abc"小田急電鉄9000形ミニ・ディテールファイル その9" [Odakyu Electric Railway 9000 series mini detail file 9]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^Matsuo, Kazuto (April 7, 2013). "下北沢付近地下化記念! 9000形&5000形など1970年代懐かしの小田急線" [Commemoration of underground-ization near Shimokitazawa! Odakyu Line of 1970s nostalgia, such as 9000 series & 5000 series]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.