Sotetsu 9000 series
Introduction The  is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) 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 ("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. 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 (total/seated) 142/45  153/54  153/54  153/54  154/60  153/54  153/54  154/60  153/54  142/45 Weight (t) 28.6  37.6  38.0  26.2  37.8  38.0  26.6  37.8  38.0  28.5The 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 (total/seated) 140/45  151/54  151/54  151/54  150/60  151/54  151/54  150/60  151/54  140/45 Weight (t) 28.8  38.1  38.3  26.7  38.3  38.3  27.1  38.3  38.3  28.9The 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.File:Sagami Railway 9000.jpg|Set 9706 in original livery in October 2008
Refurbishment From 2016, the 9000 series EMU fleet is scheduled to undergo 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''.File:Sagami-Railway-9000-9702F.jpg|Refurbished set 9702 in October 2020File:Sotetsu9000-navyblue (Debut Memorial Photo session) 03.JPG|The interior of refurbished set 9703 in April 2016File:Sotetsu9000-navyblue (Debut Memorial Photo session) 05.JPG|Leather-covered transverse seating in set 9703 in April 2016
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