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Odakyu 50000 series Vault Super Express | |
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![]() Odakyu 50000 series VSE, August 2020 | |
In service | March 2005 – December 2023 (regular service ended in 2022) |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
Designer | Noriaki Okabe |
Family name | Romancecar |
Entered service | 19 March 2005 |
Number built | 20 cars (2 trainsets) |
Number in service | None |
Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
Operators | ![]() |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Car length | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Maximum speed |
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Traction system | Toshiba 2-level IGBT-VVVF |
Acceleration | 2.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.2 mph/s) |
Deceleration |
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Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | 2′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′2′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′2′ |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative brake |
Safety system(s) | ATS (OM) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Notes/references | |
This train won the 49th Blue Ribbon Award in 2006. |
The Odakyu 50000 series (小田急50000形, Odakyū 50000-gata) or VSE (Vault Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Odakyu Electric Railway on Romancecar services in Japan. Two 10-car articulated sets were introduced in March 2005, manufactured by Nippon Sharyo.
The type won a Japanese Good Design Award in 2005, and a Blue Ribbon Award in 2006.[1]
On 11 March 2022, the train type was withdrawn from regular service, and reserved for use on special services only. The last trainset was retired on 10 December 2023.