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operated by

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on the

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, Japan.

Design

The exterior was designed by the German industrial designer

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. Each side of the cars is equipped with three pairs of doors. The bodyside is white with a small light-green line which runs from the front along the top of the windows. This represents the ridge of

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(located in Jōnan-ku, Sawara-ku and Minami-ku, Fukuoka). Muromi River (located in Nishi-ku and Sawara-ku, Fukuoka) is represented by a light blue stripe along the bottom of the train. There is an emergency door at each end of the train. File:Fukuoka-sw Nanakuma-line series3000 2.jpg, Train interior

Equipment

Trainsets consist of four cars, all motored. The trains are equipped with

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and can be operated unmanned, but driver-only operation is used. The trains use Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a

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system, and LED train destination indicator panels. All cars are air-conditioned.

History

The 3000 series was introduced on 3 February 2005 on the newly opened Nanakuma Line between and . Unlike the 1000 series and 2000 series trains operated on the Kūkō Line and Hakozaki Line, the 3000 series trains are standard gauge () and use

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propulsion. A further four sets were ordered in 2021. These sets, designated as 3000A series, entered service in February 2022 and feature a blue and green livery and are intended for an increase in service when the Nanakuma Line extension from to opens in March 2023.

References

{{A-Train Electric multiple units of Japan 3000 series Train-related introductions in 2005 Hitachi multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan