Tōbu 30000 series

Tōbu 30000 series

30000 series 4-car set 31409 leads a train at Ichigao Station, August 2007
In service 1997–
Manufacturer Alna Kōki, Tokyu Car Corporation, Fuji Heavy Industries
Number built 150 vehicles (30 sets)
Number in service 150 vehicles (30 sets)
Formation 10/6/4 cars per trainset
Operator Tobu Railway
Depot(s) Kasukabe, Kurihashi, Shinrinkōen
Line(s) served Tōbu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Tōjō Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 20 m
Doors 4 pairs per side
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead line
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tōbu 30000 series (東武30000系?) is a commuter electric multiple unit train operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since 1997. The fleet consists of 15 6-car and 15 4-car sets, with some sets formed as permanently coupled 10-car formations since 2011.[1]

Contents

Formations

10-car Tōbu Tōjō Line sets

Numbering 31600 32600 33600 34600 35600 36600 31400 32400 33400 34400

6-car sets

Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T1 M3 Tc2
Numbering 31600 32600 33600 34600 35600 36600

The M1 cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs, and the M3 cars are fitted with one.[2]

4-car sets

Designation Tc1 M1A M2A Tc2
Numbering 31400 32400 33400 34400

The M1A cars are fitted with two single-arm pantographs.[2]

Bogies

Interior

Transfer to Tōjō Line

Sets 31601 and 31401 were transferred to Shinrinkōen Depot on the Tōbu Tōjō Line on 26 January 2011.[3] These sets entered revenue service from 13 June 2011 following modifications at Shinrinkōen Depot to form a permanently coupled 10-car set with control equipment and skirts removed from the two intermediate driving cabs.[4]

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tobu_30000_series Tobu 30000 series] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "２００６東武鉄道通勤車両カタログ [2006 Tōbu Railway Commuter Rolling Stock Catalogue]". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 35 (263): p.16–20. March 2006. 
  2. ^ a b 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 37. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0. 
  3. ^ "東武30000系31601編成+31401編成が森林公園検修区へ [Tobu 30000 series sets 31601 and 31401 move to Shinrinkōen Depot]" (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. 27 January 2011. http://railf.jp/news/2011/01/27/185800.html. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "東武30000系，東上線での営業運転を開始 [Tobu 30000 series enters service on Tojo Line]" (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.. 15 June 2011. http://railf.jp/news/2011/06/15/140000.html. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 

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