Hakone Tozan 3000 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 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". The general design of the trains was overseen by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network, with the two vehicles on order costing a total of approximately 800 million yen.[4][3]

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

  • The side view of car 3001 in February 2015
    The side view of car 3001 in February 2015

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists mostly of four-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 use LED lighting throughout.[3]

  • Interior view
    Interior view
  • A 4-person facing seating bay
    A 4-person facing seating bay
  • Forward-facing priority seating
    Forward-facing priority seating
  • Flip-up seating
    Flip-up seating
  • Perch seating
    Perch seating

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]

Two new units, 3003 and 3004, were delivered in May 2019.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2020. 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.[permanent dead link]
  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. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. 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.
  9. ^ 箱根登山鉄道3000形が甲種輸送される [Hakone Tozan Railway 3000 series cars transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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