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Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...

in Japan since 2004.

Design

Like the four-car 3300 series trains, the 3150 series trains were based on the earlier 300 series trains, which were the first stainless steel body trains to be operated by Meitetsu, although whereas the 300 series trains had long cars with four pairs of sliding doors per side, the 3150 series have long cars and three pairs of sliding doors per side.

Formations

, 16 two-car sets were in operation, formed as shown below, with one driving motored ("Mc") car and one non-powered driving trailer ("Tc") car. * The "Mc" car is fitted with one single-arm

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Interior

Passenger accommodation in the early sets consists mostly of transverse seating with some longitudinal bench seats, while sets 3155 onwards have longitudinal seating throughout. File:Meitetsu 3150 interior.JPG, Interior view

History

The trains were first introduced in 2004. Two new sets, 3167 and 3168, were delivered in April and May 2015 respectively. These sets feature a revised livery.

References

External links

Meitetsu 3150/3300 series

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