Odakyu 20000 series RSE

Up until 16 March 2012, the 20000 series RSE operated mainly between Odakyu's terminus in Tokyo and JR Central's Numazu Station on the Gotemba Line. On weekends, some trains operated between Shinjuku Station and Hakone-Yumoto Station. ==Formations==

The two 7-car sets were formed as follows, with car 1 at the Odawara and Numazu end. Cars 1, 2, 6, and 7 each had one scissors type pantograph. File:Odakyu 20000 series 20301 Numazu 20070311.JPG|20301 File:Odakyu20201.JPG|20201 File:Odakyu20251.JPG|20251 File:Odakyu20151.JPG|20151 File:Odakyu20101.JPG|20101 File:Odakyu20051.JPG|20051 File:Odakyu20001.JPG|20001 ==Interior==

Standard-class seating was arranged 2+2 abreast with a seat pitch of . The "Super seating" on the upper decks of cars 3 and 4 was arranged 2+1 abreast with a seat pitch of . These were also marked as Green cars when operating on JR lines. All passenger saloons were designated no-smoking. cars 2 and 6 were equipped with toilets. File:Green Car of Odakyu RomanceCar RSE.jpg|Upper deck "Super Seat" car saloon of bilevel car File:First Floor Inside of Odakyu RomanceCar RSE.jpg|Lower deck of bilevel car 3 with 2+1 standard-class seating File:Semi-Compartment Seat of Odakyu RomanceCar RSE.JPG|Semi-open compartment seating on lower deck of bilevel car 4 File:Inside of Odakyu RomanceCar RSE.jpg|Standard-class saloon File:Counter of Odakyu RomanceCar RSE.JPG|Refreshment counter File:OER 20002 inside cab.jpg|Driver's Cab ==History==

The first 20000 series RSE set was delivered in December 1990, followed by the second in January 1991. In 1992, the 20000 series RSE was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually in Japan by the Japan Railfan Club for railway vehicles voted as being the most outstanding design of the year. Withdrawal The 20000 series sets were withdrawn on 16 March 2012, and replaced by 60000 series MSE 6-car sets on Asagiri services from the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012. End car 20301 of set 20001 was moved to Kitami Depot for storage alongside set 20002 in September 2012, and the remaining cars of set 20001 were cut up. Resale The remaining set, 20002, was moved to the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi, in November 2013, where it was reformed and converted to become a 3-car Fujikyu 8000 series set for use on Fuji Kyuko Fujisan Limited Express services from July 2014. ==References==