Chichibu Railway 300 series

Class of two Japanese 3-car electric multiple units

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Chichibu Railway 300 series

300 series at Takekawa Station, 1989

In service| 1959–1992
Constructed| 1959–1966
Scrapped| 1997
Number built| 6 vehicles (2 sets)
Number scrapped| 6 vehicles
Formation| 3 cars per trainset
Operators| Chichibu Railway
Lines served| Chichibu Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction| Steel/aluminium
Car length| 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors| 2 per side
Electric system(s)| 1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)| Overhead wire
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Chichibu Railway 300 series (秩父鉄道300系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type for Chichibu-ji express services on the Chichibu Main Line operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway in Japan.[1]

## History

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Two 2-car trains were built in 1959 with transverse seating for use on express services. New SaHa 350 intermediate cars with aluminium bodies were added in 1966.[1] The trains were replaced by 3000 series express EMUs and withdrawn by October 1992.[2]

## Formation

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The trains were formed of two driving motor cars and an intermediate trailer car as follows.[1]

* DeHa 300 + SaHa 350 + DeHa 300

## References

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1. ^ a b c "秩父の電車たち" [Trains of the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48, no. 564\. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 2008. pp. 92–99.
2. ^ "秩父鉄道300系" [Chichibu Railway 300 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. 9 November 2006. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

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Chichibu Railway rolling stock

Local EMUs|

* 100 series
* 500 series
* 800 series
* 1000 series
* 2000 series
* 5000 series
* 7000 series
* 7500 series
* 7800 series

Express EMUs|

* 300 series
* 3000 series
* 6000 series

Locomotives|

* C58
* ED38
* DeKi 1
* DeKi 100
* DeKi 200
* DeKi 300
* DeKi 500

Coaches|

* 12 series

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