Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series

The Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series (名古屋市交通局N3000形) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line in Japan since March 2012.[1]

Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series
Sets N3101 (left) and N3102 (right) on the Meitetsu Toyota Line, June 2012
In service	March 2012 –
Manufacturer	Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo
Replaced	3000 series
Constructed	2011–
Number built	42 vehicles (7 sets)
Number in service	30 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	N3101–
Operator(s)	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s) served	Tsurumai Line, Meitetsu Inuyama Line, Meitetsu Toyota Line, Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium (N3101), stainless steel (N3102–)
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,746 mm (9 ft 0.1 in)
Height	4,067 mm (13 ft 4.1 in)
Floor height	1,090 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side (1,300 mm wide)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Power output	170 kW x4 per motor car
Acceleration	3.0 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (service), 4.0 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Bogies	SS176M (motored), SS176T (trailer)
Safety system(s)	ATS/ATC
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Formation

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of four six-car sets, N3101 to N3104, formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2][3] (Weights are for the aluminium-bodied first set, N3101.)

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T1	M3	Tc2
Numbering	N3100	N3200	N3300	N3400	N3700	N3800
Weight (t)	28.1	32.9	32.1	26.3	32.9	28.3
Capacity (total/seated)	136/45	147/51	147/51	147/51	147/51	136/45

The M1, M2, and M3 cars are each equipped with a single-arm pantograph.[1]

Interior

The trains feature longitudinal bench seating throughout with blue moquette seat covers, and red moquette for priority seating at the ends of cars.[3] The moquette incorporates a pattern based on Arimatsu tie-dyeing designs for which Nagoya is famous.[3] 17-inch wide-aspect LCD passenger information displays are provided above alternate doorways, with four per car.[1]

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  Interior view, February 2013

History

The first set, N3101, was delivered from Hitachi's factory in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi in October 2011.[4] It entered revenue service from 16 March 2012.[5] The second set, N3102, was built at Nippon Sharyo's factory in Toyokawa, Aichi, and delivered in May 2012.[6]

Build details

Hitachi-built set N3101 in July 2015

The build histories of individual sets are as follows. Set N3101 has an aluminium body, while sets N3102 onward have stainless steel bodies.[2]

Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
N3101	Hitachi	27 October 2011[2]
N3102	Nippon Sharyo	31 May 2012[2]
N3103	Nippon Sharyo	31 July 2013[2]
N3104	Nippon Sharyo	30 May 2014[2]
N3105	Nippon Sharyo	May 2015[7]
N3106	Nippon Sharyo	May 2016[8]
N3107	Nippon Sharyo	June 2016[9]

References

1. 名古屋市交通局 N3000形(鶴舞線) [Nagoya Municipal Subway (Tsurumai Line) N3000 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 336. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. April 2012. p. 83.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 96. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
3. Suwa, Masahiko (April 2012). 名古屋市交通局N3000形 [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52 no. 612. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–81.
4. 名古屋市交通局N3000形が甲種輸送される [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
5. 名古屋市交N3000形が営業運転を開始 [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
6. 5/13,名古屋市交N3102編成,HM付きND5528ほかがけん引 [13 May: Nagoya Subway N3102 hauled by ND5528 and other complete with headboard]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52 no. 616. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2012. p. 167.
7. 名古屋市交通局N3000形が甲種輸送される [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
8. 名古屋市交通局N3000形が甲種輸送される [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
9. 名古屋市交N3000形が甲種輸送される [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

External links

• Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya N3000 series train information (in Japanese)