Seibu 30000 series

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Seibu 30000 series
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Seibu Railway 30000 series 8-car set 38105 in September 2019
In service2008 – present
ManufacturerHitachi
Built atKudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family nameHitachi A-train
Replaced101 series, 301 series
Constructed2008–2009, 2016
Entered serviceApril 2008
Number built216 vehicles (30 sets)
Number in service216 vehicles (30 sets)
Formation2/8/10 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Seibu Railway
Depot(s)Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, Tamagawa-Josui
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,930 mm (9 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph)
Acceleration3.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodoverhead catenary
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Seibu 30000 series (西武30000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan since April 2008, replacing older three-door 101 series and 301 series sets.[1] It is nicknamed the "Smile Train" (スマイルトレイン, Sumairu Torein).[2]

Design[]

Sets are formed as two-, eight-, and ten-car units, consisting of aluminium wide-bodied (2,930 mm) 20 m long four-door cars with no end gangway doors.[2] Six-car sets were also scheduled to be built by fiscal 2011, but none was ultimately delivered.[1][3]

Fleet[]

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets, 17 eight-car sets, and six two-car sets, based at Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, and Tamagawa-Josui depots for use on Seibu Shinjuku Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line workings.[3]

The last set ordered, eight-car set 38118, was delivered in June 2016, bring the total size of the fleet to 216 vehicles (30 sets).[4]

Formations[]

Sets are formed as shown below.[3]

2-car sets[]

Designation Mc Tc
Numbering 32100 32200
  • The Mc cars are equipped with two single-arm pantographs.[3]

8-car sets[]

Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T1 T3 M5 M6 Tc2
Numbering 38100 38200 38300 38400 38500 38600 38700 38800
  • The M1 and M5 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

10-car sets[]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T1 M3 T2 T3 M5 M6 Tc2
Numbering 30100 30200 30300 30400 30500 30600 30700 30800 30900 30000
  • The M1 and M6 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

Interior[]

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Wheelchair spaces are provided in the two outermost cars at each end of eight-car sets and in the 32100 cars of two-car sets.[3] Priority seats are provided at the end of each car.[3] Sets built from fiscal 2013 feature LED lighting and transparent overhead luggage racks in place of the earlier stainless steel pipe racks.[5]

  • The interior of a first-batch set in January 2014

  • The interior of a seventh-batch set in January 2014

History[]

The first train entered service on the Seibu Shinjuku Line on 26 April 2008.[6]

Fleet history[]

The fleet history details are as shown below.[3]

2-car sets[]

2-car set 32105 together with an 8-car set in September 2013
Batch Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered
2 32101 Hitachi
32102 Hitachi
32103 Hitachi
6 32104 Hitachi 2 November 2012
32105 Hitachi 19 November 2012
32106 Hitachi 10 December 2012

8-car sets[]

Set 38815 in April 2021
Batch Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered
1 38101 Hitachi
38102 Hitachi
38103 Hitachi
2 38104 Hitachi
38105 Hitachi
3 38106 Hitachi
38107 Hitachi
4 38108 Hitachi
38109 Hitachi
5 38110 Hitachi
38111 Hitachi
6 38112 Hitachi 2 November 2012
38113 Hitachi 19 November 2012
38114 Hitachi 10 December 2012
7 38115 Hitachi 23 December 2013
8 38116 Hitachi 1 December 2014
9 38117 Hitachi 19 January 2016
10 38118 Hitachi June 2016[4]

10-car sets[]

10-car set 30101 in April 2021
Batch Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered
7 30101 Hitachi 23 December 2013
30102 Hitachi 24 December 2013
8 30103 Hitachi 27 October 2014
30104 Hitachi 17 November 2014
9 30105 Hitachi 14 October 2015
30106 Hitachi 26 October 2015

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "西武鉄道30000系" [Seibu 30000 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 36 no. 278. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. June 2007. p. 75.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 185. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 西武30000系38118編成が甲種輸送される [Seibu 30000 series set 38118 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ 2013年度 鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 Railway Business Infrastructure Investment Schedule] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 May 2013. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. ^ 新型通勤車両３００００系（スマイルトレイン）が４月２６日（土）より新宿線にて営業運転を開始いたします。 [New 30000 series "Smile Train" commuter train to enter service on Shinjuku Line from 26 April] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

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