Tobu 300 series

The Tobu 300 series and 350 series (東武300系・350系, Tōbu 300/350-kei) are limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train types operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan. Rebuilt from former 1800 series express sets, the trains are used on limited express and charter services on the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Nikko Line.[1]

Tobu 300 series
A 300 series set on a Kirifuri service in October 2007
In service	July 1991–
Constructed	1990–1991
Scrapped	2017-
Number built	24 vehicles (5 sets)
Number in service	12 vehicles (3 sets)
Number scrapped	12 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation	4/6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Tobu Railway
Depot(s)	Kasukabe
Line(s) served	Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Nikko Line, Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors	One per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Acceleration	2.23 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.7 km/h/s (service) 5.0 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead line
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Operations

As of 21 April 2017, the fleet consists of three four-car 350 series sets (sets 351 to 353).[2] The 350 series sets are normally used on Shimotsuke limited express services, while the 300 series was used on Kirifuri limited express services.[2]

Formations

The six-car 300 series and four-car 350 series sets are formed as shown below.[2]

300 series sets 301 to 302

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc2	M3	M4	M1	M2	Tc1
Numbering	300-6	300-5	300-4	300-3	300-2	300-1

Car 2 is fitted with a scissors-type pantograph, and car 4 is fitted with two.[2]

350 series sets 351 to 353

A 350 series set on a Kirifuri service in July 2008

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Tc2	M1	M2	Tc1
Numbering	350-4	350-3	350-2	350-1

Car 2 is fitted with two scissors-type pantographs, and car 4 is fitted with two.[2]

Interior

Passenger accommodation is monoclass with unidirectional rotating/reclining seats arranged with a seat pitch of 960 mm (38 in).[3]

History

Two 300 series six-car sets were built in 1990 from former 1800 series express EMUs displaced by the arrival of new 200 series EMUs.[1] Three 350 series four-car sets were similarly rebuilt in 1991, with the trains entering service from the start of the revised timetable on 21 July 1991.[1] The 300 series six-car sets were withdrawn in 2017, following the introduction of the Tobu 500 series.

References

1. ２００６東武鉄道優等車両カタログ [2006 Tobu Railway Express Rolling Stock Catalogue]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 35 no. 264. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. April 2006. pp. 25–26.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2017 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 38. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
3. 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]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 164. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.

External links

• Tobu 300/350 series (in Japanese)