page_title: Odakyu 20000 series RSE
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Odakyu 20000 series RSE / History
caption_attribution_description: English: 1992 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 20000 series RSE "RomanceCar" EMU 日本語: 鉄道友の会ブルーリボン賞プレート（1992年） 小田急ロマンスカーRSE（20000形）（1992年受賞）にて撮影
context_page_description: The Odakyu 20000 series RSE is an electric multiple unit train type operated between 1991 and March 2012 by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway on Asagiri limited express services in Japan.
context_section_description: The first 20000 series RSE set was delivered in December 1990, followed by the second in January 1991. They entered service on Asagiri services from 16 March 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.
caption: 1992 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside a 20000 series train
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