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Draft:Semboku 3000 series

Semboku 3000 series
3000 series set 3523 in 2022
In service1975–present
Constructed1975–1990
Number built60 vehicles
Number in service16 vehicles (5 sets) (+14 vehicles converted to Nankai 3000 series)
Formation2/4/6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers3501–3523, 3551–3555 (odd numbers only)
OperatorsSemboku Rapid Railway
Lines servedSemboku Rapid Railway Line, Nankai Koya Line[1]
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length
  • 20,825 mm (68 ft 3.9 in) (end cars)
  • 20,725 mm (67 ft 11.9 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,740 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Height4,160 mm (13 ft 8 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Traction systemResistor control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Semboku 3000 series (泉北3000系, Senboku 3000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Semboku Rapid Railway.

Design

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Based on the design of the 100 series, 3000 series trains have stainless steel bodies. The 3000 series was also the first train type operated by Semboku Rapid Railway to feature air-conditioning.[1] The first three sets built in 1975 initially did not have air-conditioning units on the roofs but were subsequently retrofitted with air-conditioning units a year later.[2]

History

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The first three six-car sets entered service on 3 April 1975 to augment the fleet of 100 series trains on the Semboku Rapid Railway Line.[2] By 1990, a total of 60 vehicles were built.[3]

From 1999 to 2000, three six-car sets (3511, 3513 and 3517) were shortened to four cars each. As a result, three new two-car sets (3551–3555) were formed from the extracted vehicles.[4][5]

Withdrawals of the 3000 series commenced in 2006, starting with four cars of six-car set 3501.[6] The remaining two intermediate cars were inserted into four-car set 3507 until it was also retired in 2007.[7] The last two six-car first batch sets (3503 and 3505) were withdrawn from service the following year due to the introduction of the 7020 series.[8]

With the reduction in the number of 10-car trains on the Semboku Rapid Railway Line from the start of the revised timetable on 23 November 2012,[9] three four-car sets (3513–3517) and one two-car set (3555) were transferred to Nankai Electric Railway by 2013.[10][11]

Replacement

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With the introduction of the 9300 series in August 2023, the 3000 series fleet is scheduled to be progressively replaced by the new train type.[12] As of July 2024, 16 vehicles remain in service.[1]

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    A six-car consist lead by two-car set 3551 in 2015
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    Interior view of a Semboku 3000 series set in 2015

References

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  1. ^ a b c "泉北高速鉄道3000系、導入50周年で復刻デザインに - 7/31から運行". Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b 「流れの創造」大阪府都市開発30年の歩み [Creating the Flow: 30 Years of Osaka Prefectural Urban Development] (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefectural Urban Development Co., Ltd. 1996. pp. 130–137.
  3. ^ "泉北高速鉄道，3000系8両を7月31日から復刻デザインで運転へ". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "各社別車両情勢" [Vehicle status by company]. Railroad Pictorial (in Japanese). 676 (October 1999 Special Issue). Japan: Electric Vehicle Research Group: 103. 1999.
  5. ^ "各社別車両情勢" [Vehicle status by company]. Railroad Pictorial (in Japanese). 692 (October 2000 Special Issue). Japan: Electric Vehicle Research Group: 115. 2000.
  6. ^ "廃車車両一覧表". Private Railway Vehicle Formation Table (2006). J.R.R.: 174 2006.
  7. ^ "廃車車両一覧表". Private Railway Vehicle Formation Table (2007). J.R.R.: 174 2007.
  8. ^ "廃車車両一覧表". Private Railway Vehicle Formation Table (2008). J.R.R.: 174 2008.
  9. ^ "泉北高速鉄道でダイヤ変更" [Semboku Rapid Railway timetable change]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ^ "もと泉北高速3000系が南海色で出場" [Ex-Semboku Rapid Railway 3000 series finished in Nankai livery]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  11. ^ "もと泉北高速鉄道3000系が8両編成で試運転" [Former Semboku Rapid Railway 3000 series undergoes a test run in an 8-car train.]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  12. ^ "泉北高速鉄道、新型車両9300系を公開 - 3000系の代替用、写真85枚" [Semboku Rapid Railway unveils new 9300 series train - replacing the 3000 series, 85 photos]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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