The 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. First introduced in April 2008, a total of six 10-car sets, eighteen 8-car sets, and six 2-car sets were built by Hitachi Rail between 2008 and 2016 to replace older three-door 101 series and 301 series sets. It is nicknamed the .
Design Sets are formed as two-, eight-, and ten-car units, consisting of aluminium wide-bodied () long four-door cars with no end gangway doors. Six-car sets were also scheduled to be built by fiscal 2011, but none were ultimately delivered.
Fleet , the fleet consists of 6 ten-car sets, 18 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.
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).
Formations Sets are formed as shown below.
2-car sets The six 2-car sets, numbered 32101 to 32106, are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Hanno end. Car No. 1 2 Designation Mc Tc Numbering 32100 32200 The Mc cars are equipped with two single-arm pantographs.
8-car sets The eighteen 8-car sets, numbered 38101 to 38118, are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Hanno end. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
10-car sets The six 10-car sets, numbered 30101 to 30106, are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Hanno end. 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, M3 and M5 cars are each equipped with one single-arm pantograph.
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. Priority seats are provided at the end of each car. Sets built from fiscal 2013 feature LED lighting and transparent overhead luggage racks in place of the earlier stainless steel pipe racks.
Batches 1–6
Batches 7–10
History The first train entered service on the Seibu Shinjuku Line on 26 April 2008.
Livery variations
Doraemon From 8 October 2020, eight-car set 38101 was operated with an all-over Doraemon-themed wrap. The sides are blue; some doors resemble Doraemon, and others are plain, in line with the rest of the body. The interior is also Doraemon-themed. The Doraemon-themed train is scheduled to operate until 20 September 2024.
Interior
Fleet history The fleet history details are as shown below.
2-car sets
Batch Set No. Date delivered 2 32101 32102 32103 6 32104 2 November 2012 32105 19 November 2012 32106 10 December 2012
8-car sets
Batch Set No. Date delivered 1 38101 38102 38103 2 38104 38105 3 38106 38107 4 38108 38109 5 38110 38111 6 38112 2 November 2012 38113 19 November 2012 38114 10 December 2012 7 38115 23 December 2013 8 38116 1 December 2014 9 38117 19 January 2016 10 38118 June 2016
10-car sets
Batch Set No. Date delivered 7 30101 23 December 2013 30102 24 December 2013 8 30103 27 October 2014 30104 17 November 2014 9 30105 14 October 2015 30106 26 October 2015
References
External links
Seibu 30000 series train information