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Tokyu 3000 series
3000 series set on the Tokyu Meguro Line approaching Tamagawa in April 2023
ManufacturerTokyu Car Corporation
J-TREC (set lengthening cars)
Constructed1999–2001
2022–2023 (set lengthening cars)
Entered service16 April 1999
Number built104 vehicles (13 sets)
Number in service104 vehicles (13 sets)
Formation8 cars per set
Originally: 8, then 6 cars per set
Fleet numbers3001–3013[needs update]
OperatorsTokyu Corporation
DepotsMotosumiyoshi
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length
  • 20,300 mm (66 ft 7 in) (end cars)
  • 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)[1]
Width2,820 mm (9 ft 3 in)[1]
Height4,065 mm (13 ft 4.0 in)[1]
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed
  • 110 km/h (68 mph) (service)[1]
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1]
Traction systemVariable frequency (IGBT)[1]
Acceleration3.3 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
BogiesTS-1019 (motored)[1]
TS-1020 (trailer)[1]
Safety system(s)ATC-P, Tokyu ATS, ATO[1]
Track gauge1,067 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 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 cars were built to augment the fleet into eight-car formations ahead of the introduction of Sotetsu line through services via the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line.

Operations

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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

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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

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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 54/151 54/151 51/151 54/151 48/141

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

Interior

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

  • Interior view
    Interior view
  • Priority seating
    Priority seating
  • A wheelchair space
    A wheelchair space
  • LED passenger information display
    LED passenger information display

Driver's cab

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  • Driver's cab, March 2009
    Driver's cab, March 2009
  • Partition behind the driver's cab
    Partition behind the driver's cab

History

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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 lengthened to eight cars.[5][additional citation(s) needed] The new cars are based on the design of the 5000 series,[6] thus featuring several external and internal differences from the original 3000 series cars.[7]

  • Original 8-car set 3001 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in April 1999
    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
    6-car set 3001 on the Toei Mita Line in September 2020

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ "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" [New 3020 series cars and additional 3000 series cars improve comfort and decrease congestion on the Meguro Line] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Tokyu Corporation. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ "東急3000系増結用中間車6両が甲種輸送される" [Delivery of 6 additional Tokyu 3000 series intermediate cars]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ 【歳の差連結】世代の違う車両が一緒の編成に 見所は「形態差」!? [(Age Gap Connection) Trains of different generations are combined in a train formation. The highlight is the "difference in form"!?]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ 増備完了から21年…画期的な2両増結・8連化！ 東急目黒線用3000系 [21 years after the completion of additions... Groundbreaking addition of 2 cars to make it 8 cars! Tokyu Meguro Line 3000 series]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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