Seibu 30000 series

Seibu 30000 series
Smile Train
8-car set 38117 in June 2024
In service2008–present
ManufacturerHitachi Rail
Built atKudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family nameHitachi A-train
Replaced101 series, 301 series
Constructed2008–2016
Entered serviceApril 2008
Number built216 vehicles (30 sets)
Number in service216 vehicles (30 sets)
Formation2/8/10 cars per trainset
Operators Seibu
DepotsKotesashi, Minami-Iriso, Musashigaoka, Tamagawa-Josui
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,930 mm (9 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph)
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)overhead catenary
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

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. 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.[1] It is nicknamed the "Smile Train" (スマイルトレイン, Sumairu Torein).[2]

  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.