The "A" in the name stands for Activate, Amuse, and Axis. The A3000 series trains operate on the 11.0 km (6.8 mi) Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line in Shizuoka Prefecture, which runs between Shin-Shizuoka and Shin-Shimizu. 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.[1]
The two-car EMU sets are built at J-TREC's Yokohama factory and based on the manufacturer's "Sustina" family of stainless steel-bodied trains.[1] 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".[1] The other five sets will be finished in predominantly unpainted stainless steel, similar to the company's 1000 series trains.[1]
Formation
The two-car sets are formed as shown below, with one motored car and one non-powered trailer car.[1] The motored "Mc" car is at the Shin-Shizuoka end.[1]
Car No.
1
2
Designation
Mc
Tc
Numbering
KuMoHa A30xx
KuHa A35xx
Weight (t)
34.3
29.5
Capacity (total/seated)
119/39
The KuMoHa car is fitted with a single-arm pantograph.[1]
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout and all of them are priority seats.
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.
The interior of set A3001 in May 2016
customer information screen
History
The first trainset, A3001, was delivered in December 2015, hauled by rail from Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture to the JR Freight terminal at Fuji,[2] and then by road to the Shizuoka Railway.[3]
In May 2017, the A3000 series was awarded the 2017 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.[4]
Trainsets details
"Clear Blue" liveried set A3001 in May 2016"Passion Red" liveried set A3002 in November 2017
The final trainset A3012 will start running in 2024 spring.
^ abcdefghi 静岡鉄道A3000形 [Shizuoka Railway A3000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 662. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2016. p. 106-107.
^静岡鉄道A3000形第1編成が甲種輸送される [First Shizuoka Railway A3000 series delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^新型車両「Ａ３０００形」 静岡鉄道、富士から陸送 [New Shizuoka Railway A3000 series transported from Fuji]. Shizuoka Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^静岡鉄道 A3000形第2号目"Passion Red"出発式 開催 [Departure ceremony held for second Shizuoka Railway A3000 series "Passion Red" set]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ ab新型車両A3000形 第3・4号目カラーリング決定！！！！ [Liveries decided for 3rd and 4th new A3000 series sets]. News & Topics (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Railway. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
