New Shuttle

The New Shuttle (ニューシャトル, Nyū Shatoru) is a manually driven rubber-tyred people mover system in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd. (埼玉新都市交通株式会社, Saitama Shin Toshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha).

New Shuttle
A New Shuttle train alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen in May 2009
Overview
TypeRubber-tyred people mover
LocaleSaitama Prefecture
TerminiŌmiya
Uchijuku
Stations13
Operation
Opened22 December 1983 (1983-12-22)
Operator(s)Saitama New Urban Transit
Depot(s)Maruyama
Rolling stock
  • 1050 series
  • 2000 series
  • 2020 series
Technical
Line length12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Electrification600 V three-phase AC side contact[1]
Operating speed60 km/h (35 mph)

The 12.7-kilometre Ina Line (伊奈線, Ina-sen) that runs north from Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen elevated high-speed lines through Ageo to Uchijuku Station in Ina in Saitama Prefecture in the Greater Tokyo Area is the only route that is run on the system. The line is double tracked from Ōmiya Station to Maruyama Station and single tracked from Maruyama to Uchijuku Station.

Saitama New Urban Transit is a kabushiki gaisha whose major shareholders include the East Japan Railway Company, Tobu Railway, banks, Saitama prefectural government, and the cities and the town served.

Ina Line stations

The stations on the line are as follows.[1] All stations are located in Saitama Prefecture.

Colour/No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Location
     Omiya 大宮 0.0 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
     Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan 鉄道博物館 1.5
     Kamonomiya 加茂宮 3.2 Kita-ku, Saitama
     Higashi-Miyahara 東宮原 4.0
     Komba 今羽 4.8
     Yoshinohara 吉野原 5.6
     Haraichi 原市 6.4 Ageo
     Shōnan 沼南 7.2
     Maruyama 丸山 8.2 Ina
     Shiku 志久 9.4
     Ina-Chūō 伊奈中央 10.5
     Hanuki 羽貫 11.6
     Uchijuku 内宿 12.7

The line's depot is located next to Maruyama Station.[1]

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2016, the following train types are used on the line, all formed as six-car sets.[2]

  • 1050 series
  • 2000 series
  • 2020 series (since 4 November 2015)[3]

1050 series

As of 1 April 2016, four 1050 series sets (50 to 53) were in service, formed as six-car sets as follows.[2]

Set No.Car numbersLivery
50 115012501350145015501660         Light blue with white window surrounds
51 115112511351145115511661         Red with white window surrounds
52 115212521352145215521662         Cream with green window surrounds (since July 2013)
53 115312531353145315531663         White with red window surrounds (since November 2013)
  • 1050 series set 51 in October 2014, repainted in 2008 to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of the Railway Museum
  • 1050 series set 53 in November 2007
  • 1050 series set 53 in October 2014, repainted into the original livery worn when first delivered

2000 series

The 2000 series fleet consists of seven six-car sets (01 to 07) formed as follows.[2] The trains have stainless steel bodies with different colour front ends and bodyside stripes.[2]

Set No.Car numbersLivery
01 210122012301240125012601     Pink
02 210222022302240225022602     Orange
03 210322032303240325032603     Green
04 210422042304240425042604     Yellow
05 210522052305240525052605     Blue
06 210622062306240625062606     Red
07 210722072307240725072607     Cherry blossom pink
  • 2000 series set 01 in October 2014
  • 2000 series set 02 in November 2015
  • 2000 series set 03 in November 2015
  • 2000 series set 04 in October 2014
  • 2000 series set 05 in November 2015
  • 2000 series set 07 in June 2015

2020 series

The 2020 series fleet consists of three six-car sets (21 to 24) formed as follows.[2] Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the trains have aluminium bodies.[2] Each set has a different accent colour, as shown below.[4]

The first 2020 series trainset, numbered 21, entered service on 4 November 2015.[3] Set 22 entered service in February 2016, followed by set 23 in June 2016.[4]. A fourth trainset, numbered 24, entered service on 12 February 2019.

Set No.Car numbersLiveryDate introduced
21 212122212321242125212621     "Green crystal"November 2015
22 212222222322242225222622     "Bright amber"February 2016
23 212322232323242325232623     "Pure ruby"June 2016
24 212422242324242425242624     "Golden Topaz"February 2019
  • 2020 series set 21 in January 2016
  • 2020 series set 22 in January 2016
  • 2020 series set 23 in December 2016
  • 2020 series set 24

Former rolling stock
  • 1010 series

By 1 April 2015, three 1010 series sets (15, 17, 19) remained in service, formed as six-car sets.[5] The last set (set 7) was withdrawn following its last day in service on 26 June 2016.[6]

  • 1010 series set 11 in March 2007
  • 1010 series set 14 in November 2007

History

The people of Ina town, on the branch point of the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed railway lines, opposed the latter being routed through their area, complaining that the town would be divided by the new tracks and beset with noise pollution. To placate the residents, new railway lines were planned. The AGT Ina Line was the solution reached for the area north of Ōmiya Station, where the potential demand was not large enough to run heavy rail lines economically. (Currently, the line generates an operating profit.) A heavy rail line (the Saikyo Line) was the solution reached for the south of Ōmiya Station.

  • 1 April 1980: Operating company Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd. (埼玉新都市交通株式会社, Saitama Shin Toshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha) is incorporated.
  • 22 December 1983: The section between Ōmiya and Hanuki stations opens.
  • 2 August 1990: The remaining section between Hanuki and Uchijuku stations opens.
  • 14 October 2007: Ōnari Station is renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station when the Railway Museum (Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan) opens.

See also
  • List of rapid transit systems

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 34, 204. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. 【埼玉新都市交通】2020系 営業運転開始 [Saitama New Urban Transit 2020 series enters revenue service]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. 2020系第3弾目の23(にいさん)編成がデビューします。 [3rd 2020 series (set 23) to debut] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama New Urban transit Co. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  6. Fukuda, Satoshi (27 June 2016). 埼玉新都市交通1000系が全車引退 [Saitama New Urban Transit 1000 series all withdrawn]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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