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electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...

(EMU) train operated by the private railway operator

Shizuoka Railway The , also known as "Shizutetsu", is a private railway in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and is majority owned by Tokyu Corporation. In addition to its railway business, the Shizuoka Railway Company owns large bus and taxi services, a department sto ...

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...

, Japan, since 24 March 2016.

Brief description

The "A" in the name stands for Activate, Amuse, and Axis. The A3000 series trains operate on the Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line in

, which runs between and . A total of twelve two-car trains are scheduled to be introduced over a period of eight years, replacing the company's older 1000 series trains. The two-car EMU sets are built at

J-TREC is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as . The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Corp ...

's Yokohama factory and based on the manufacturer's "Sustina" family of stainless steel-bodied trains. Seven of the 12 trains on order will be finished in different colour liveries, including "Clear Blue", "Elegant Blue", "Passion Red", "Pretty Pink", "Brilliant Orange Yellow", "Fresh Green", and "Natural Green". The other five sets will be finished in predominantly unpainted stainless steel, similar to the company's 1000 series trains.

Formation

The two-car sets are formed as shown below, with one motored car and one non-powered trailer car. The motored "Mc" car is at the Shin-Shizuoka end. The KuMoHa car is fitted with a single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout and all of them are priority seats. Wheelchair spaces are provided in both cars. Three digital signage devices made by Toshiba using 32-inch half-size liquid crystal displays are installed above the doors, and the current location, destination, train type, route map, and route information are displayed in high definition and station names are displayed in Japanese, English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean as a countermeasure for inbound tourists. Not only that, The background image changes each season. For the straps, we introduced Japan's first double-tiered straps. A free Wi-Fi service will also be provided to attract foreign visitors to Japan. File:Shizuoka Railway A3001 inside 20160508.jpg, The interior of set A3001 in May 2016 File:Shizuoka Railway A3001 inside passenger information display 20160508.jpg, customer information screen

History

The first trainset, A3001, was delivered in December 2015, hauled by rail from in Kanagawa Prefecture to the JR Freight terminal at Fuji, and then by road to the Shizuoka Railway. In May 2017, the A3000 series was awarded the 2017 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.

Trainsets details

The final trainset A3012 will start running in 2024 spring.

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