Odakyu Electric Railway will begin operating its new Romancecar 80000 series in March 2029.
Developed under the concept of “Sparkle and Run, Romancecar,” a total of 21 cars in three seven-car trainsets will be manufactured. Two trainsets will be introduced in March 2029, with the remaining trainset to enter service within the same fiscal year. The design is by COA First-Class Architect Office, while engineering will be handled by Nippon Sharyo.
With “water” as its theme, the train will feature a blue-green exterior and flowing curves inspired by ripples on the water’s surface. Its large side windows will be positioned lower than on previous models, and the train will also operate on the Hakone Tozan Line. Compared with the GSE 70000 series, electricity consumption while running is expected to be reduced by around 10%.
The train will have approximately 380 seats in four types: standard seats, observation seats, observation group seats (tentative name), and spacious seats (tentative name). More than 280 standard seats will be provided in cars 2 through 6, while a total of 32 observation seats will be installed in the leading cars, cars 1 and 7.
Car 4 will feature two sections of four-seat observation group seating arranged along circular windows approximately 1.8 meters in diameter. Cars 1 and 7 will have a total of 54 spacious seats, each approximately 600 millimeters wide, in a 2-1 configuration.
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