Hakone Tozan 3000 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Hakone Tozan 3000 series

Car 3002 at Gora Station, 2 November 2014

Manufacturer| Kawasaki Heavy Industries[1]
Designer| Noriaki Okabe
Built at| Kobe, Hyogo
Constructed| 2014, 2019
Entered service| 1 November 2014
Number built| 4 vehicles
Formation| Single car
Fleet numbers| 3001–3004
Capacity| 75 (36 seated)
Operators| Hakone Tozan Railway
Lines served| Hakone Tozan Line
Specifications
Car body construction| Stainless steel
Car length| 14,660 mm (48 ft 1 in)
Width| 2,568 mm (8 ft 5.1 in)
Height| 3,966 mm (13 ft 0.1 in)
Doors| 2 per side
Maximum speed| 55 km/h (35 mph)[2]
Weight| 35.6 t[2]
Traction system| TDK6060-A 3-phase squirrel-cage induction motors
Power output| 50 kW x 4
Acceleration| 4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)
Deceleration| 4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)| 750/1,500 V DC overhead line
Current collector(s)| PT7169-A single-arm pantograph
Bogies| TS-330B
Braking system(s)| Track brake[1]
Multiple working| 2000 series, 3100 series
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (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

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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

## Interior

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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

* A 4-person facing seating bay

* Forward-facing priority seating

* Flip-up seating

* Perch seating

## History

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)