Sotetsu 9000 series
The Sotetsu 9000 series is a DC electric multiple unit type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway on commuter services in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1993.
Formations
, the fleet consists of seven ten-car sets, numbered 9701 to 9707, formed as shown below with six motored cars and four non-powered trailer cars, and car 1 at the Yokohama end.Unrefurbished sets
The unrefurbished sets are formed as follows.| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Designation | Tc2 | M1 | M2 | T2 | MS1 | M2 | T1 | MS1 | M2 | Tc1 |
| Numbering | 9700 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9500 |
| Capacity | 142/45 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 154/60 | 153/54 | 153/54 | 154/60 | 153/54 | 142/45 |
| Weight | 28.6 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 26.2 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 26.6 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 28.5 |
The motored cars each have one pantograph.
Refurbished sets
The refurbished sets are formed as follows.| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Designation | Tc2 | M1 | M2 | T2 | MS1 | M2 | T1 | MS1 | M2 | Tc1 |
| Numbering | 9700 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9600 | 9100 | 9200 | 9500 |
| Capacity | 140/45 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 150/60 | 151/54 | 151/54 | 150/60 | 151/54 | 140/45 |
| Weight | 28.8 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 26.7 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 27.1 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
The motored cars each have one pantograph.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists mostly of longitudinal bench seating, but cars 5 and 8 include transverse seating bays.History
The trains were built by Tokyu Car Corporation in Yokohama between 1993 and 2001, with the first trains entering service in 1993. A total of 70 cars were built.From 2011, the fleet was gradually repainted into the new corporate livery, and some sets received single-arm pantographs in place of the original lozenge type.
Set 9701, which wasn't part of the Yokohama Navy Blue refurbishment programme, was scrapped on 11 December 2020.