The Fukuoka Subway 3000 series and 3000A series (福岡市交通局3000系・3000A系) are electric multiple unit train types operated by Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau on the Nanakuma Line in Fukuoka, Japan.[2]
Design
The exterior was designed by the German industrial designer Alexander Neumeister.[2] Each side of the cars is equipped with three pairs of doors. The bodyside is white with a small light-green line which runs from the front along the top of the windows. This represents the ridge of Mount Abura (located in Jōnan-ku, Sawara-ku and Minami-ku, Fukuoka). Muromi River (located in Nishi-ku and Sawara-ku, Fukuoka) is represented by a light blue stripe along the bottom of the train. There is an emergency door at each end of the train.
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Train interior -
LED passenger information display
Formation
As of February 2024, the 3000 series fleet consists of 21 four-car sets.[3] They are formed as follows with all cars being motored.[4]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | M1c | M1 | M3 | M3c |
| Numbering | 31xx | 32xx | 35xx | 36xx |
Equipment
Trainsets consist of four cars, all motored. The trains are equipped with ATO and can be operated unmanned, but driver-only operation is used. The trains use Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a variable-frequency drive system, and LED train destination indicator panels. All cars are air-conditioned.
History
The original 3000 series was introduced on 3 February 2005 on the newly opened Nanakuma Line between Tenjin-Minami and Hashimoto. Unlike the 1000 series and 2000 series trains operated on the Kūkō Line and Hakozaki Line, the 3000 series trains are standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)) and use linear motor propulsion.[2] [5]
3000A series
A further four sets were ordered in 2021. These sets, designated as 3000A series, were ordered in anticipation for an increase in service needed when the Nanakuma Line extension from Tenjin-Minami to Hakata[6] would open on 27 March 2023.[7]
Externally, these sets distinguished from older sets by their sky-blue and green livery.[8] Internally, the sets' intermediate cars feature sets of "universal design" priority seats that are 490 millimetres (19.3 in) high, a 60-millimetre (2.4 in) increase over other seats.[9][10] The Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau reports that the heightened seats are designed to be easier to sit on and stand up from.[10]
The first set was delivered in September 2021,[11] and the 3000A series sets made their first trips in revenue service in February 2022.[7]
Four sets were ordered in 2024 to allow for an increase in frequency from 17 to 21 trains per hour.[3]
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3000A series interior -
3000A series priority seating. The heightened seats are distinguished by their yellow colour.
References
- ^ 福岡市交通局3000系 [Fukuoka Subway 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 44, no. 519. Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2004. pp. 120–123.
- ^ a b c "車両情報 3000系車両" [Fukuoka Subway 3000 series train details]. subway.city.fukuoka.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ a b 地下鉄七隈線の混雑緩和へ、車両を4編成増備～1時間あたりの運行本数は17本→21本に [To ease congestion on the Nanakuma subway line, four new trains will be added, increasing the number of trains per hour from 17 to 21]. RKB (in Japanese). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表2021 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 July 2021. p. 189. ISBN 9784330032214.
- ^ "福岡市地下鉄".
- ^ "Fukuoka Subway orders sky and mountain liveried trainsets". railwaygazette.com/metro-report. DVV Media International. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "福岡市交通局，七隈線延伸区間（天神南—博多間）の開業は2023年3月27日に 〜延伸開業PRポスターを公開〜" [Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau announces that the Nanakuma Line extension will open on 27 March 2023]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Hitachi's new train for Fukuoka subway arrives at Hakata port ahead of 2022 debut". Mainichi Daily News. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ 七隈線延伸事業 3000A系車両 運行開始します!! [Nanakuma Line extension project: 3000A series trains will start operating!] (PDF). Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b 七隈線用の新型車両3000A系の運行開始は2月9日！ [The new 3000A series for the Nanakuma Line will start operation on 9 February!]. RM News. Japan: Neko Publishing. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Hitachi's new train for Fukuoka subway arrives at Hakata port ahead of 2022 debut". Mainichi Daily News. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2023.