Odakyu 50000 series VSE

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Odakyu 50000 series Vault Super Express
Odakyu 50000 series VSE, August 2020
In service	March 2005 – December 2023 (regular service ended in 2022)
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Designer	Noriaki Okabe
Family name	Romancecar
Entered service	19 March 2005
Number built	20 cars (2 trainsets)
Number in service	None
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Operators	Odakyu
Lines served	OH Odakyu Odawara Line OE Odakyu Enoshima Line OH Hakone Tozan Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph) (service) 130 km/h (81 mph) (design)
Traction system	Toshiba 2-level IGBT-VVVF
Acceleration	2.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.2 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	2′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′2′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′2′
Braking system(s)	Regenerative brake
Safety system(s)	ATS (OM)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 49th Blue Ribbon Award in 2006.

The Odakyu 50000 series (小田急50000形, Odakyū 50000-gata) or VSE (Vault Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Odakyu Electric Railway on Romancecar services in Japan. Two 10-car articulated sets were introduced in March 2005, manufactured by Nippon Sharyo.

The type won a Japanese Good Design Award in 2005, and a Blue Ribbon Award in 2006.^[1]

On 11 March 2022, the train type was withdrawn from regular service, and reserved for use on special services only. The last trainset was retired on 10 December 2023.