Tokyu 3000 series

Tokyu 3000 series
3000 series set 3009 on the Meguro Line in September 2005
Manufacturer Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed 1999 – 2001
Entered service 1999
Number built 78 vehicles (13 sets)
Number in service 78 vehicles (13 sets)
Formation 6 cars per set
Fleet numbers 3001 - 3013
Operator(s) Tokyu Corporation
Depot(s) Motosumiyoshi
Line(s) served Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line, Saitama Rapid Railway Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 20,300 mm (66 ft 7 in) (end cars)
20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)[1]
Width 2,820 mm (9 ft 3 in)[1]
Height 4,065 mm (13 ft 4.0 in)[1]
Doors 4 pairs per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph) (service)[1]
120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1]
Traction system Variable frequency (IGBT)[1]
Acceleration 3.3 km/h/s[1]
Deceleration 3.5 km/h/s (service)
4.5 km/h/s (emergency)[1]
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Bogies TS-1019 (motored)[1]
TS-1020 (trailer)[1]
Safety system(s) ATC-P, Tokyu ATS, ATO[1]
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyu 3000 series (東急3000系, Tōkyū 3000-kei) is a Japanese commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyu Corporation in the Tokyo area since 1999.[2]

Operations

The 3000 series sets are used on Tokyu Meguro Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line, and Saitama Rapid Railway Line inter-running services.[2]

Formations

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of 13 six-car sets based at Motosumiyoshi Depot, formed as follows with three motored (M) cars and three unpowered trailer (T) cars. Car 1 is at the Meguro (northern) end, and car 6 is at the Hiyoshi (southern) end.[3]

Car No.123456
Designation Tc2M2M1TMTc1
Numbering 30xx325x32xx35xx34xx31xx
  • The "M" and "M1" cars are each fitted with two single arm pantographs.[3]
  • Car 4 is designated as being mildly air-conditioned.[3]

Original 8-car formation

The first set, 3001, initially ran as an eight-car formation (on the Tokyu Toyoko Line), as shown below, with the Tc2 car at the Shibuya (northern) end.[1]

Designation Tc2M2M1TT'M2M1Tc1
Numbering 30013251320135013502325235023101
Capacity (seated/total) 48/14151/15154/15154/15154/15151/15154/15148/141

The two M1 cars each had two single-arm pantographs.[1]

Interior

Seating is longitudinal bench seating throughout.[2] Wheelchair spaces are provided in cars 2 and 5.[3]

History

The first 3000 series set, 3001, entered service in 1999, initially as an eight-car formation used on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.[2] This was subsequently reformed as a six-car set following delivery of the rest of the fleet destined for the Meguro Line.[2] A total of 13 six-car sets (78 vehicles) were built by 2001.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 東急3000系 [Tokyu 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 39 no. 458. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 1999. p. 70-77.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 私鉄車両年鑑 2012: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 144. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 67. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
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