Sotetsu 11000 series

Data (as of 6 Jul 2024)

History

The 11000 series is almost identical to JR East E233 series (commuter-train group). Five ten-carriage units were delivered by 2013. Sotetsu planned to use them for through-services towards Tokyo via JR lines, but the company gave up doing so as converting them would be more costly than initially estimated.

The series has been designated as Sonyan Train, a unit with full of its mascot characters, since 2014. Unit No. 11003 or 11004 is covered with pictures and its design changes every year.

Current Operations & Future Prospects

All units are used on the entire Sotetsu lines, but not regularly on Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line.

As of 2022, there is a 10000 series which looks like the same as the 11000 series. This is due to an incomplete refurbishment of the 10000 series.