Tokyu 3000 series


The Tokyu 3000 series is a Japanese commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Tokyu Corporation in the Tokyo area since 1999.

Operations

The 3000 series sets are used on Tokyu Meguro Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line, and Saitama Rapid Railway Line inter-running services.

Formations

, the fleet consists of 13 six-car sets based at Motosumiyoshi Depot, formed as follows with three motored cars and three unpowered trailer cars. Car 1 is at the end, and car 6 is at the end.
Car No.123456
DesignationTc2M2M1TMTc1
Numbering30xx325x32xx35xx34xx31xx

The first set, 3001, initially ran as an eight-car formation, as shown below, with the Tc2 car at the end.
DesignationTc2M2M1TT'M2M1Tc1
Numbering30013251320135013502325235023101
Capacity 48/14151/15154/15154/15154/15151/15154/15148/141

The two M1 cars each had two single-arm pantographs.

Interior

Seating is longitudinal bench seating throughout. Wheelchair spaces are provided in cars 2 and 5.

History

The first 3000 series set, 3001, entered service in 1999, initially as an eight-car formation used on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. This was subsequently reformed as a six-car set following delivery of the rest of the fleet destined for the Meguro Line. A total of 13 six-car sets were built by 2001.