The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan since June 2009, replacing aging 5000 and 7000 series trains. Based on the JR E233-1000 series design, cars have four pairs of sliding doors per side."相鉄，11000系を導入へ" (Sotetsu to introduce 11000 series) Japan Railfan Online site, 23 May 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
Formation , the fleet consists of five ten-car sets, based at Kashiwadai Depot and formed as follows.
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation Tc2 M1 M2 M3 M4 T1 T2 M5 M6 Tc1 Numbering 11000 11100 11200 11300 11400 11500 11600 11700 11800 11900
Car 2 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 4 and 8 each have one.
Interior Cars 1 and 10 have wheelchair spaces. Cars 4 and 9 are designated as mildly air-conditioned cars.
History
The first set was delivered from Tokyu Car Corporation (now J-TREC) in October 2008,"相鉄11000系が甲種輸送される" (Sotetsu 11000 series delivered) Japan Railfan Online site, 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008. and entered revenue-earning service from 15 June 2009.Sotetsu press release: "6月14日、新型車両11000系デビューイベントを開催" (8 June 2009) . Retrieved on 9 June 2009.
A fifth set, 11005, was delivered in January 2013.
See also Sotetsu 10000 series
References
External links
Fiscal 2008 investment plan, 22 May 2008 Sotetsu website, Retrieved 23 June 2008