Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series


The Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series is a rapid transit electric multiple unit train type operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line in Japan since March 2012.

Formation

, the fleet consists of four six-car sets, N3101 to N3104, formed as follows, with three motored cars and three non-powered trailer cars.
DesignationTc1M1M2T1M3Tc2
NumberingN3100N3200N3300N3400N3700N3800
Weight 28.132.932.126.332.928.3
Capacity 136/45147/51147/51147/51147/51136/45

The M1, M2, and M3 cars are each equipped with a single-arm pantograph.

Interior

The trains feature longitudinal bench seating throughout with blue moquette seat covers, and red moquette for priority seating at the ends of cars. The moquette incorporates a pattern based on Arimatsu tie-dyeing designs for which Nagoya is famous. 17-inch wide-aspect LCD passenger information displays are provided above alternate doorways, with four per car.

History

The first set, N3101, was delivered from Hitachi's factory in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi in October 2011. It entered revenue service from 16 March 2012. The second set, N3102, was built at Nippon Sharyo's factory in Toyokawa, Aichi, and delivered in May 2012.

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.
Set No.ManufacturerDate delivered
N3101Hitachi27 October 2011
N3102Nippon Sharyo31 May 2012
N3103Nippon Sharyo31 July 2013
N3104Nippon Sharyo30 May 2014
N3105Nippon SharyoMay 2015
N3106Nippon SharyoMay 2016
N3107Nippon SharyoJune 2016