Nishitetsu 3000 series

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]

Nishitetsu 3000 series
Five-car set 3010 in April 2011
In service	2006–Present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed	2006–Present
Number built	50 vehicles (16 sets)
Number in service	50 vehicles (16 sets)
Formation	2/3/5 cars per trainset
Line(s) served	Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in)
Width	2,724 mm (8 ft 11.2 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency (IGBT)
Power supply	1,500 V
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Formations

Two 3-car sets in March 2006

The trains are formed as two-car, three-car, and five-car formations. As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of six two-car sets, six three-car sets, and four five-car sets (50 vehicles in total), formed as shown below.[2]

Two-car sets

Designation	Mc	Tc
Numbering	31xx	35xx
Capacity (seated/total)	44/118	44/118

The Mc cars have 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 cars have 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]

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  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.[3]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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)