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(EMU) type operated by the

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operator

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(Sotetsu) on commuter services in

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, Japan, since 1993.

Formations

, the fleet consists of seven ten-car sets, numbered 9701 to 9707, formed as shown below with six motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Yokohama end.

Unrefurbished sets

The unrefurbished sets are formed as follows. The motored cars each have one

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Refurbished sets

The refurbished sets are formed as follows. 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. File:Sotetsu9000-Inside.jpg, Interior with longitudinal seating File:Sotetsu9000-Inside-2.jpg, Interior with transverse seating File:Sotetsu9000-seat-2.jpg, Transverse seating bay

History

The trains were built by

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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. File:Sagami Railway 9000.jpg, Set 9706 in original livery in October 2008

Refurbishment

From 2016, the 9000 series EMU fleet underwent a programme of refurbishment. This involves new interiors, including leather seat covers on the transverse seating bays, interior lighting that can be adjusted to suit day and night conditions, and a new exterior livery of ''Yokohama Navy Blue''. The first set to be treated, 9703, returned to service in April 2016. File:Sotetsu9000-navyblue (Debut Memorial Photo session) 03.JPG, Refurbished interior File:Sagami-Railway-Series9000R Box-seat.jpg, Leather-covered transverse seating File:Sagami-Railway 9112R Inside-LED.jpg, LED information display

References

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