The is a dual-voltage
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 type operated by the
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
The is a third-sector railway operating company in Japan. It was established on 15 March 1991 to construct the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express (then known as the ''Jōban Shinsen'') commuter railway line from in Tokyo to in Ibaraki Prefecture
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on the
Tsukuba Express
The , or TX, is a Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, which links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Tsukuba Station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The route was inaugurated on 24 Augu ...
line in the
Kanto region
Kantō (Japanese)
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In Japan
Kantō may refer to:
*Kantō Plain
*Kantō region
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of Japan.
Formation
The trains are formed as six-car sets.
They are prepared for a possible lengthening to eight cars per set.
Interior
Seating accommodation consists of longitudinal seating, with
priority seat
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ing sections.
The interior features passenger information displays and
security camera
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s.
Technical specifications
The trains use
SiC
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VVVF
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technology.
They have aluminium car bodies and bolsterless
bogie
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History
Five six-car sets were ordered in June 2018.
The first set was delivered in September 2019, with the remaining sets to be delivered in December 2019 and January 2020.
A second set was delivered in December 2019.
Two further sets were delivered in January 2020.
A fifth set was delivered in March 2020.
The train entered service on 14 March 2020.
References
External links
Tsukuba Express official website{{in lang, ja
Electric multiple units of Japan
3000 series
Hitachi multiple units
Train-related introductions in 2020
20 kV AC multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan