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Car 2 was fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
Tobu 300/350 series
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobu 300 Series Electric multiple units of Japan 300 series Train-related introductions in 1991 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
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 types operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan from July 1991 until March 2022. Rebuilt from former 1800 series express sets, the trains were used on limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.
Japan
The term "limited express" is a common ...
and charter services on the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Nikko Line.
Operations
, the fleet consists of three four-car 350 series sets (sets 351 to 353). The 350 series sets are normally used on ''Shimotsuke'' limited express services, while the 300 series was used on ''Kirifuri'' limited express services.Formations
The six-car 300 series and four-car 350 series sets were formed as shown below.300 series sets 301 to 302
Car 2 was fitted with a scissors-type pantograph, and car 4 was fitted with two.350 series sets 351 to 353
Car 2 was fitted with two scissors-type pantographs.
Interior
Passenger accommodation was monoclass with unidirectional rotating/reclining seats arranged with a seat pitch of .History
Two 300 series six-car sets were built in 1990 from former 1800 series express EMUs displaced by the arrival of new 200 series EMUs. Three 350 series four-car sets were similarly rebuilt in 1991, with the trains entering service from the start of the revised timetable on 21 July 1991. The 300 series six-car sets were withdrawn on 20 April 2017, following the introduction of the Tobu 500 series. On 6 March 2022, the 350 series four-car sets were also withdrawn from service, alongside the discontinuation of ''Kirifuri'' limited express services.References
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Tobu 300/350 series
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobu 300 Series Electric multiple units of Japan 300 series Train-related introductions in 1991 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan