Hakone Tozan 3000 series

Hakone Tozan 3000 series

Car 3002 at Gora Station, 2 November 2014
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries[1]
Built at Kobe, Hyogo
Constructed 2014
Entered service 1 November 2014 (scheduled)
Number built 2 vehicles
Formation Single car
Fleet numbers 30013002
Capacity 75 (36 seated)
Operator(s) Hakone Tozan Railway
Line(s) served Hakone Tozan Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 14,660 mm (48 ft 1 in)
Width 2,568 mm (8 ft 5.1 in)
Height 3,966 mm (13 ft 0.1 in)
Doors 2 per side
Maximum speed 55 km/h (35 mph)[2]
Weight 35.6 t[2]
Traction system TDK6060-A 3-phase squirrel-cage induction motors
Power output 50 kW x 4
Acceleration 4.0 km/h/s
Deceleration 4.0 km/h/s (service)
4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s) 750/1,500 V DC overhead line
Current collection method PT7169-A single-arm pantograph
Bogies TS-330B
Braking system(s) Track brake[1]
Multiple working 2000 series
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The Hakone Tozan 3000 series (箱根登山鉄道3000形) is a single-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Japanese private railway operator Hakone Tozan Railway on its steeply graded Hakone Tozan Line since 1 November 2014.[3]

Overview

The fleet consists of two single-car units branded "Allegra".[3] The general design of the trains is to be overseen by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network, with the two vehicles on order costing a total of approximately 800 million yen.[4]

Externally, the trains are finished in the standard Hakone Tozan Railway livery of "Vermillion Hakone" with silver highlights.[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists mostly of 4-person seating bays, with a wheelchair space at the Gora end of the cars.[4] Seating is provided for 36 passengers, including five pairs of tip-up seats near the doorways.[3] Total capacity is 75, including standing passengers.[3] The trains will use LED lighting throughout.[3]

History

The first unit was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe in April 2014,[5] with the second unit delivered in August.[6]

In May 2015, the 3000 series was awarded the 2015 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.[7] A presentation ceremony was held at Gora Station on 8 November 2015.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 箱根登山鉄道 3000形第1号車が完成 [First Hakone Tozan Railway 3000 series car completed]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 362 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun). June 2014. p. 69.
  2. 1 2 箱根登山鉄道3000形 [Hakone Tozan Railway 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 643 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). November 2014. pp. 78–83.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 箱根登山鉄道3000形 [Hakone Tozan 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 639 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). July 2014. pp. 92–94.
  4. 1 2 箱根登山電車 新型車両デザイン決定! [Design of new Hakone Tozan Railway trains finalized] (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. 箱根登山電車新型車両3000形車両搬入作業完了! [New Hakone Tozan Railway 3000 series delivered] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hakone Tozan Railway. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. 3000形3002号が甲種輸送される [3000 series set 3002 delivered]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  7. ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 選定車両一覧 [Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. 箱根登山鉄道「ローレル賞」授賞記念式典を開催 [Hakone Tozan Railway holds Laurel Prize award ceremony]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 381 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun). 2016. p. 72.

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