Seibu 30000 series

The Seibu 30000 series (西武30000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan since April 2008, replacing older three-door 101 series and 301 series sets.[1] It is nicknamed the "Smile Train" (スマイルトレイン, Sumairu Torein).[2]

Seibu 30000 series
Seibu Railway 30000 series 8-car set 38112 in May 2017
In serviceApril 2008 – present
ManufacturerHitachi
Built atKudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family nameHitachi A-train
Replaced101 series, 301 series
Constructed2008–2016
Number built216 vehicles (30 sets)
Number in service216 vehicles (30 sets)
Formation2/8/10 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Seibu Railway
Depot(s)Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, Tamagawa-Josui
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,930 mm (9 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph)
Acceleration3.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodoverhead catenary
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Design

Sets are formed as two-, eight-, and ten-car units, consisting of aluminium wide-bodied (2,930 mm) 20 m long four-door cars with no end gangway doors.[2] Six-car sets were also scheduled to be built by fiscal 2011, but none was ultimately delivered.[1][3]

Fleet

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets, 17 eight-car sets, and six two-car sets, based at Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, and Tamagawa-Josui depots for use on Seibu Shinjuku Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line workings.[3]

The last set ordered, eight-car set 38118, was delivered in June 2016, bring the total size of the fleet to 216 vehicles (30 sets).[4]

Formations

Sets are formed as shown below.[3]

2-car sets
Designation McTc
Numbering 3210032200
  • The Mc cars are equipped with two single-arm pantographs.[3]

8-car sets
Designation Tc1M1M2T1T3M5M6Tc2
Numbering 3810038200383003840038500386003870038800
  • The M1 and M5 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

10-car sets
Car No. 12345678910
Designation Tc1M1M2T1M3T2T3M5M6Tc2
Numbering 30100302003030030400305003060030700308003090030000
  • The M1 and M6 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Wheelchair spaces are provided in the two outermost cars at each end of eight-car sets and in the 32100 cars of two-car sets.[3] Priority seats are provided at the end of each car.[3] Sets built from fiscal 2013 feature LED lighting and transparent overhead luggage racks in place of the earlier stainless steel pipe racks.[5]

  • The interior of a first-batch set in January 2014
  • The interior of a seventh-batch set in January 2014

History

The first train entered service on the Seibu Shinjuku Line on 26 April 2008.[6]

Fleet history

The fleet history details are as shown below.[3]

2-car sets
2-car set 32105 together with an 8-car set in September 2013
BatchSet No.ManufacturerDate delivered
232101Hitachi
32102Hitachi
32103Hitachi
632104Hitachi2 November 2012
32105Hitachi19 November 2012
32106Hitachi10 December 2012

8-car sets
Set 38103 in March 2008
BatchSet No.ManufacturerDate delivered
138101Hitachi
38102Hitachi
38103Hitachi
238104Hitachi
38105Hitachi
338106Hitachi
38107Hitachi
438108Hitachi
38109Hitachi
538110Hitachi
38111Hitachi
638112Hitachi2 November 2012
38113Hitachi19 November 2012
38114Hitachi10 December 2012
738115Hitachi23 December 2013
838116Hitachi1 December 2014
938117Hitachi19 January 2016
1038118HitachiJune 2016[4]

10-car sets
10-car set 30105 in October 2015
BatchSet No.ManufacturerDate delivered
730101Hitachi23 December 2013
30102Hitachi24 December 2013
830103Hitachi27 October 2014
30104Hitachi17 November 2014
930105Hitachi14 October 2015
30106Hitachi26 October 2015

References
  1. "西武鉄道30000系" [Seibu 30000 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 36 no. 278. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. June 2007. p. 75.
  2. 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 185. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
  3. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  4. 西武30000系38118編成が甲種輸送される [Seibu 30000 series set 38118 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. 2013年度 鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 Railway Business Infrastructure Investment Schedule] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 May 2013. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. 新型通勤車両３００００系（スマイルトレイン）が４月２６日（土）より新宿線にて営業運転を開始いたします。 [New 30000 series "Smile Train" commuter train to enter service on Shinjuku Line from 26 April] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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