Between 2022 and 2023, 26 cars were built to augment the fleet into eight-car formations ahead of the introduction of Sotetsu line through services via the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line.
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As of 1 April 2016[update], the fleet consists of 13 six-car sets based at Motosumiyoshi Depot, formed as follows with three motored (M) cars and three unpowered trailer (T) cars. Car 1 is at the Meguro (northern) end, and car 6 is at the Hiyoshi (southern) end.[3]
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Designation
Tc2
M2
M1
T
M
Tc1
Numbering
30xx
325x
32xx
35xx
34xx
31xx
The "M" and "M1" cars are each fitted with two single arm pantographs.[3]
Car 4 is designated as being mildly air-conditioned.[3]
Original 8-car formation
The first set, 3001, initially ran as an eight-car formation on the Tokyu Toyoko Line, as shown below, with the Tc2 car at the Shibuya (northern) end.[1]
Designation
Tc2
M2
M1
T
T'
M2
M1
Tc1
Numbering
3001
3251
3201
3501
3502
3252
3502
3101
Capacity (seated/total)
48/141
51/151
54/151
54/151
54/151
51/151
54/151
48/141
The two M1 cars each had two single-arm pantographs.[1]
Interior
Seating is longitudinal bench seating throughout.[2] Wheelchair spaces are provided in cars 2 and 5.[3]
Interior view
Priority seating
A wheelchair space
LED passenger information display
Driver's cab
Driver's cab, March 2009
Partition behind the driver's cab
History
The first 3000 series set, 3001, entered service in 1999, initially as an eight-car formation used on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.[2] This was subsequently reformed as a six-car set following delivery of the rest of the fleet destined for the Meguro Line.[2] A total of 13 six-car sets (78 vehicles) were built by 2001.[2]
On 26 March 2019, Tokyu Corporation announced that the entire Meguro Line fleet, including the 3000 series fleet, would be lengthened from six cars to eight cars from the first half of fiscal 2022.[4] Six of the additional cars were completed in late March 2022 and transported to Nagatsuta depot. As of February 2023, all sets have been lengthened to eight cars.[5][additional citation(s) needed] The new cars are based on the design of the 5000 series,[6] thus featuring several external and internal differences from the original 3000 series cars.[7]
Original 8-car set 3001 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in April 1999
6-car set 3001 on the Toei Mita Line in September 2020
References
^ abcdefghijklm 東急3000系 [Tokyu 3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 39, no. 458. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 1999. p. 70–77.
^ abcde私鉄車両年鑑 2012: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 144. ISBN978-4-86320-549-9.
^ abcd 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 67. ISBN978-4-330-70116-5.
^"目黒線の混雑緩和と快適性向上を実現 当社保有車両の8両編成化による輸送力増強と新型車両3020系の導入" [New 3020 series cars and additional 3000 series cars improve comfort and decrease congestion on the Meguro Line] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Tokyu Corporation. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^"東急3000系増結用中間車6両が甲種輸送される" [Delivery of 6 additional Tokyu 3000 series intermediate cars]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^【歳の差連結】世代の違う車両が一緒の編成に 見所は「形態差」!? [(Age Gap Connection) Trains of different generations are combined in a train formation. The highlight is the "difference in form"!?]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^増備完了から21年…画期的な2両増結・8連化! 東急目黒線用3000系 [21 years after the completion of additions... Groundbreaking addition of 2 cars to make it 8 cars! Tokyu Meguro Line 3000 series]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.