Nishitetsu 3000 series
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
The Nishitetsu 3000 series (西鉄3000形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) in Japan since 2006.[1]
Formations
The trains are formed as two-car, three-car, and five-car formations. As of 2021, the fleet consists of eight two-car sets, eight three-car sets, and four five-car sets (60 vehicles in total), formed as shown below.[2][3]
Two-car sets
Designation | Mc | Tc |
---|---|---|
Numbering | 31xx | 35xx |
Capacity (seated/total) | 44/118 | 44/118 |
The Mc car has two single-arm pantographs.[2]
Three-car sets
Designation | Tc1 | M | Tc2 |
---|---|---|---|
Numbering | 30xx | 33xx | 35xx |
Capacity (seated/total) | 44/118 | 56/131 | 44/118 |
The M car has two single-arm pantographs.[2]
Five-car sets
Designation | Tc1 | M1 | T | M2 | Tc2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbering | 30xx | 33xx | 34xx | 36xx | 35xx |
Capacity (seated/total) | 44/118 | 56/131 | 56/131 | 56/131 | 44/118 |
The M1 and M2 cars each have two single-arm pantographs.[2]
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of transverse 2+2 abreast seating with seat backs that can be flipped over to face the direction of travel.[1]
- Interior view
History
Introduced in 2006, the 3000 series was the first stainless steel bodied design introduced by Nishitetsu.[1]
A further two two-car sets (3119 and 3120) were delivered in January 2016.[4]
References
- ^ a b c 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 236. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
- ^ a b c d 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 178. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表2021 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 July 2021. p. 190. ISBN 9784330032214.
- ^ 西鉄3000形4両が新門司港に到着 [4 Nishitetsu 3000 series cars arrive at Shin-moji Port]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links
- Nishitetsu 3000 series information (in Japanese)
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