Do you remember when I posted that Tokyu Railways would Tokyu Railways would transfer their EMU 9000 series trains to Seibu Railway? What has happened with that plan? Today, I’d like to share an update on this topic.
Many rail fans have reported that several Tokyu 9000 series sets have already been retired from service. They are most likely being prepared for transfer to Seibu Railway.
The next question is: Who will succeed the 9000 series on the Tokyu lines? The answer is the EMU 6020 series. Please take a look at the top photo. You can see the new 6020 series, which debuted this year. Are there any differences between the existing 6020 series and the new trains? Yes. The existing 6020 series consists of seven cars, including one Q SEAT car, and operates as express trains on the Ōimachi and Den-en-toshi lines. The new 6020 series, however, consists of five cars with no Q SEAT car and is used for local services. To make it easier to distinguish between the two, the new version is officially designated as the 6020-6050 series (6020 series, type 6050).
I found commemorative stickers displayed on both ends of trainset 6151 of the 6020-6050 series. One is in Japanese (shown in the top photo), and the other is in English (see the photo below). Both stickers were designed by staff from the Mizonokuchi Train Crew Base. The train even appears to be winking at passengers (photo below). Tokyu plans to introduce a total of 18 sets of the 6020-6050 series over the next three years.
