Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series

Japanese train type

  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)
  • 100 km/h (62 mph) (service)
Traction systemToyo Denki RG6011-A-M 2-level IGBT–VVVFTraction motors12 × HS32534-19RB 170 kW (228 hp) 3-phase AC induction motorPower output2.04 MW (2,736 hp)Acceleration3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)Deceleration
  • 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service)
  • 4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)Current collector(s)PantographUIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′BogiesSS176M (powered), SS176T (trailer)Safety system(s)ATS/ATCTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Nippon Sharyo-built set N3102 in July 2018

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]

Formation

As of 1 April 2015[update], 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]

  • Interior view, December 2012
    Interior view, December 2012

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

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 31 July 2013[2]
N3104 30 May 2014[2]
N3105 May 2015[7]
N3106 May 2016[8]
N3107 June 2016[9]
N3108 July 2017[10]
N3109
N3110 July 2019[11]
N3111 September 2019[12]
N3112 November 2020[13]
N3113 2021[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b c 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.
  10. ^ 名市交N3000形第8編成が搬入される [Eighth Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series set delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ 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. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ 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. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ^ 名古屋市交N3000形第12編成が甲種輸送される [Twelfth Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series set delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  14. ^ 名古屋市営地下鉄N3000形第13編成が甲種輸送される [Thirteenth Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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