Tōbu 200 series
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The are limited express EMU
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...

 types operated by Tōbu Railway
Tobu Railway
is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...

 in Japan. The trains are used on Ryōmō services from Asakusa in Tokyo to Akagi
Akagi Station (Gunma)
is a railway station in Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the Tobu Railway and Jōmō Electric Railway.-Lines:Akagi is served by the Jōmō Line and forms the terminus of the Tōbu Kiryū Line, 20.3 km from .-Platforms:-History:...

 and Kuzū
Kuzū Station
is a train station in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

.

History

The first seven 200 series sets were built between 1991 and 1996 utilizing the bogies and traction motors from former 1700/1720 series "DRC" EMUs displaced by the arrival of new Spacia 100 series
Tōbu 100 series
The , branded , is a limited express EMU type operated by Tōbu Railway in Japan since 1990. The trains are used on Kegon and Kinu services to Nikkō and Kinugawa-Onsen.-History:...

 EMUs. The trains entered service from 1 February 1992. Sets 208 and 209 built in fiscal 1997 featured HID
HID
HID may refer to:*HID Global, American-based manufacturer of access control products*HID, National Rail code for Hall i' th' Wood railway station, England*High-intensity discharge lamp, a type of electrical light...

 headlights, LED destimnation indicators, and single-arm pantographs. 250 series set 251, was an entirely new build, delivered in March 1998. This featured the same 190 kW traction motors and bogies as the 30000 series
Tōbu 30000 series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit train operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since 1997. The fleet consists of 15 6-car and 15 4-car sets, with some sets formed as permanently coupled 10-car formations since 2011.-10-car Tōbu Tōjō Line sets:-6-car sets:...

, with VVVF control. Only three of the six cars in this set are motored.

200 series sets 201 to 209

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Mc2 M4 M3 M2 M1 Mc1
Numbering 200-6 200-5 200-4 200-3 200-2 200-1


Cars 2, 4, and 5 are each fitted with a pantograph (scissors type on sets 201 to 206, and single-arm type on sets 207 to 209.

250 series set 251

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Tc2 M3 T M2 M1 Tc1
Numbering 251-6 251-5 251-4 251-3 251-2 251-1


Car 2 is fitted with one single-arm pantograph, and car 4 is fitted with two single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation is monoclass with unidirectional reclining seats arranged with a seat pitch of 985 mm. Vending machines selling drinks are provided.
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