Tokyu 3000 series
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 of Japan. Introduced into service on 16 April 1999 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line as a sole eight-car set, a total of 78 vehicles, which would form 13 six-car sets, were built by Tokyu Car Corporation between 1999 and 2001 for use on Tokyu Meguro Line inter-running services to the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line, and Saitama Rapid Railway Line. Between 2022 and 2023, 26 new cars were built to lengthen all 13 sets into eight-car sets ahead of the opening of Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line and inter-running with Sotetsu lines via the Shin-Yokohama Line.
| Tokyu 3000 series | |
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 3000 series set on the Tokyu Meguro Line approaching Tamagawa in April 2023 | |
| Manufacturer | Tokyu Car Corporation J-TREC (set lengthening cars) |
| Constructed | 1999–2001 2022–2023 (set lengthening cars) |
| Entered service | 16 April 1999 |
| Number built | 104 vehicles (13 sets) |
| Number in service | 104 vehicles (13 sets) |
| Formation | 8 cars per set Originally: 8, then 6 cars per set |
| Fleet numbers | 3001–3013 |
| Operator(s) | Tokyu Corporation |
| Depot(s) | Motosumiyoshi |
| Line(s) served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 20.3 m (66 ft 7+1⁄4 in) (end cars) 20 m (65 ft 7+3⁄8 in)(intermediate cars)[1] |
| Width | 2,820 mm (9 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Height | 4,065 mm (13 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68.4 mph)(service)[1] 120 km/h (74.6 mph)(design)[1] |
| Traction system | Variable frequency (IGBT)[1] |
| Acceleration | 3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)[1] |
| Deceleration | 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)(service) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s)(emergency)[1] |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC Overhead wire |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| 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) |
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] In March 2023, they began running on the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line, the Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line, the Sotetsu Main Line, and the Sotetsu Izumino Line.
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. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tc2 | M2 | M1 | T | M | Tc1 |
| Numbering | 30xx | 325x | 32xx | 35xx | 34xx | 31xx |
- 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 | Tc2 | M2 | M1 | T | T' | M2 | M1 | Tc1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering | 3001 | 3251 | 3201 | 3501 | 3502 | 3252 | 3502 | 3101 |
| Capacity (seated/total) | 48/141 | 51/151 | 54/151 | 51/151 | 54/151 | 48/141 | ||
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]
Interior view
Priority seating
A wheelchair space
LED passenger information display
Driver's cab
Driver's cab, March 2009
Partition behind the driver's cab
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]
On 26 March 2019, Tokyu Corporation announced that the entire Meguro Line fleet, including the 3000 series fleet, would be lengthened from six cars to eight cars from the first half of fiscal 2022.[4] Six of the additional cars were completed in late March 2022 and transported to Nagatsuta depot. As of February 2023, all sets have been lengthend to eight cars. [5]
Original 8-car set 3001 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in April 1999
6-car set 3001 on the Toei Mita Line in September 2020
References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "目黒線の混雑緩和と快適性向上を実現 当社保有車両の８両編成化による輸送力増強と新型車両３０２０系の導入" [Achieving congestion mitigation and comfort improvement on the Meguro Line by increasing transportation capacity with eight-car formations of our vehicles and introduction of the new 3020 series] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Tokyu Corporation. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- "東急3000系増結用中間車6両が甲種輸送される" [6 Tokyu 3000 series additional intermediate cars will be transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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