Seibu 30000 series

The Seibu 30000 series (西武30000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan since April 2008, replacing older three-door 101 series and 301 series sets.[1] It is nicknamed the "Smile Train" (スマイルトレイン, Sumairu Torein).[2]

Seibu 30000 series
Seibu Railway 30000 series 8-car set 38112 in May 2017
In service	April 2008 – present
Manufacturer	Hitachi
Built at	Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family name	Hitachi A-train
Replaced	101 series, 301 series
Constructed	2008–2016
Number built	216 vehicles (30 sets)
Number in service	216 vehicles (30 sets)
Formation	2/8/10 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Seibu Railway
Depot(s)	Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, Tamagawa-Josui
Line(s) served	■ Seibu Shinjuku Line ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,930 mm (9 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph)
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Design

Sets are formed as two-, eight-, and ten-car units, consisting of aluminium wide-bodied (2,930 mm) 20 m long four-door cars with no end gangway doors.[2] Six-car sets were also scheduled to be built by fiscal 2011, but none was ultimately delivered.[1][3]

Fleet

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets, 17 eight-car sets, and six two-car sets, based at Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, and Tamagawa-Josui depots for use on Seibu Shinjuku Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line workings.[3]

The last set ordered, eight-car set 38118, was delivered in June 2016, bring the total size of the fleet to 216 vehicles (30 sets).[4]

Formations

Sets are formed as shown below.[3]

2-car sets

Designation	Mc	Tc
Numbering	32100	32200

• The Mc cars are equipped with two single-arm pantographs.[3]

8-car sets

Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T1	T3	M5	M6	Tc2
Numbering	38100	38200	38300	38400	38500	38600	38700	38800

• The M1 and M5 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

10-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T1	M3	T2	T3	M5	M6	Tc2
Numbering	30100	30200	30300	30400	30500	30600	30700	30800	30900	30000

• The M1 and M6 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Wheelchair spaces are provided in the two outermost cars at each end of eight-car sets and in the 32100 cars of two-car sets.[3] Priority seats are provided at the end of each car.[3] Sets built from fiscal 2013 feature LED lighting and transparent overhead luggage racks in place of the earlier stainless steel pipe racks.[5]

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  The interior of a first-batch set in January 2014
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  The interior of a seventh-batch set in January 2014

History

The first train entered service on the Seibu Shinjuku Line on 26 April 2008.[6]

Fleet history

The fleet history details are as shown below.[3]

2-car sets

2-car set 32105 together with an 8-car set in September 2013

Batch	Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
2	32101	Hitachi
	32102	Hitachi
	32103	Hitachi
6	32104	Hitachi	2 November 2012
	32105	Hitachi	19 November 2012
	32106	Hitachi	10 December 2012

8-car sets

Set 38103 in March 2008

Batch	Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
1	38101	Hitachi
	38102	Hitachi
	38103	Hitachi
2	38104	Hitachi
	38105	Hitachi
3	38106	Hitachi
	38107	Hitachi
4	38108	Hitachi
	38109	Hitachi
5	38110	Hitachi
	38111	Hitachi
6	38112	Hitachi	2 November 2012
	38113	Hitachi	19 November 2012
	38114	Hitachi	10 December 2012
7	38115	Hitachi	23 December 2013
8	38116	Hitachi	1 December 2014
9	38117	Hitachi	19 January 2016
10	38118	Hitachi	June 2016[4]

10-car sets

10-car set 30105 in October 2015

Batch	Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
7	30101	Hitachi	23 December 2013
	30102	Hitachi	24 December 2013
8	30103	Hitachi	27 October 2014
	30104	Hitachi	17 November 2014
9	30105	Hitachi	14 October 2015
	30106	Hitachi	26 October 2015

References

1. "西武鉄道30000系" [Seibu 30000 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 36 no. 278. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. June 2007. p. 75.
2. 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 185. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
3. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
4. 西武30000系38118編成が甲種輸送される [Seibu 30000 series set 38118 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
5. 2013年度 鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 Railway Business Infrastructure Investment Schedule] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 May 2013. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
6. 新型通勤車両３００００系（スマイルトレイン）が４月２６日（土）より新宿線にて営業運転を開始いたします。 [New 30000 series "Smile Train" commuter train to enter service on Shinjuku Line from 26 April] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

External links

• Seibu 30000 series train information (in Japanese)
• Seibu 30000 series (Japan Railfan Magazine Online) at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 May 2013) (in Japanese)