EMU3000 series

{{Short description|Passenger train in Taiwan}}

{{expand Chinese|台鐵EMU3000型電聯車|date=April 2022|topic=transp}}

{{use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{about||other trains numbered 3000|3000 series (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox train

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| name = EMU3000 series

| image = First Unit of TRA EMU3000 on Test Run near the south of Tai'an Station 20210819.jpg

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| caption = Set 01 testing near {{stnlnk|Tai'an|Taiwan}}

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| service =

| manufacturer = Hitachi Rail

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| factory = Kasado, Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi, Japan

| family = AT300

| replaced =

| yearconstruction = 2021–2024

| yearservice = {{plainlist|

  • 8 December 2021 (testing)
  • 29 December 2021 (official)

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| refurbishment =

| numberbuilt = 50 sets

| numberservice = 50 sets

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| formation = 12-car sets

| fleetnumbers = EMU301x–EMU350x

| capacity = 538 per train

| operator = Taiwan Railway Corporation

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| carbody = Aluminium alloy, double-skin

| trainlength = {{convert|245.7|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}}

| carlength = {{plainlist|

  • {{convert|21.35|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (ED)
  • {{convert|20.3|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (EM/EP/ET)

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| width = {{convert|2.91|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}}

| height = {{plainlist|

  • {{convert|3.75|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (ED)
  • {{convert|3.49|m|ftin|frac=16|abbr=on}} (EM)

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| maxspeed = {{ubl|class=nowrap|

|Service:

|{{convert|130|km/h|abbr=on}}

|Design:

|{{convert|150|km/h|abbr=on}}

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| weight = {{convert|545|t|abbr=on}}

| axleload =

| steep gradient =

| traction = Hitachi CII-HR1420F hybrid SiC-IGBTC/I{{cite web |title=城際電聯車600輛購案出國專業訓練班第1梯次 |url=https://report.nat.gov.tw/ReportFront/ReportDetail/detail?sysId=C11300184 |website=Official Service Abroad Report Information Network |access-date=22 November 2024 |language=zh-tw |format=PDF |date=22 April 2024}}

| traction motors = 24 × Hitachi HS32532-10RB {{convert|190|kW|0|abbr=on}} asynchronous 3-phase AC

| poweroutput = {{convert|4.56|MW|0|abbr=on}}

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| transmission =

| acceleration = {{plainlist|

  • {{convert|0.7|m/s2|abbr=on}} ({{convert|0|–|30|km/h|abbr=on}})
  • {{convert|0.3|m/s2|abbr=on}} ({{convert|0|–|130|km/h|abbr=on}})

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| deceleration = {{plainlist|

  • {{convert|1|m/s2|abbr=on}} (service)
  • {{convert|1.2|m/s2|abbr=on}} (emergency)

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| aux =

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| hvac =

| electricsystem = {{25 kV 60 Hz}} (nominal) from overhead catenary

| collectionmethod = Pantograph

| uicclass = 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′

| wheels driven =

| bogies = KH-279 (powered), KH-280 (trailer)

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| safety = ATP (ERTMS/ETCS Level 1)

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| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}

| notes = {{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Kevin |title=Hitachi EMU arrives in Taiwan |url=https://www.railjournal.com/fleet/hitachi-emus-arrive-in-taiwan/ |website=Rail Journal |access-date=2021-08-19 |date=2021-08-02}}{{cite web |author1=楊文琪 |title=台鐵EMU3000新型城際列車抵台 春節前投入2列營運 |trans-title=TRA EMU3000 new intercity train arrives in Taiwan, two trains to enter service before Chinese New Year |url=https://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/5638296 |website=經濟日報 |publisher=United Daily News |language=zh-tw |date=2021-07-30 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820055442/https://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/5638296 |url-status=dead }}

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The EMU3000 series is a series of electric multiple unit trains operated by the Taiwan Railway (TR). The trains are built by the Japanese company Hitachi Rail as inter-city trains and entered passenger service on 29 December 2021.{{additional citation needed|date=December 2021}}

History

File:EMU3000城際列車上船畫面 03.jpg

The EMU3000 series was purchased as part of the Taiwan Railways Administration's (TRA) plan to replace its aging fleet by 2024. That plan called for the purchase of 600 intercity cars, 520 commuter cars (EMU900 series), 102 locomotives, and 60 un-electrified passenger cars.{{cite web |author1=吳琍君 |title=台鐵10年購車計畫進度嚴重落後 張政源:年底可達86% |trans-title=TRA 10-year train replacement plan heavily delayed, Chang Zheng-yuan: can reach 86% at the end of the year |url=https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2082264 |website=RTI |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2020-10-15}} Additionally, the EMU3000 series was expected to increase TRA's service capacity in Eastern Taiwan, where demand for tickets is high and often sell out around major holidays.{{cite web |last1=Strong |first1=Matthew |title=Taiwan’s newest train for east coast service arrives from Japan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4261301 |website=Taiwan News |access-date=2021-08-20 |date=2021-07-30}}

Bidding for the intercity trains commenced in October 2018 and saw entries from two companies, Hitachi and Stadler.{{cite web |author1=鄭瑋奇 |title=台鐵城際電聯車開標首見瑞士公司 新車最快110年加入 |trans-title=TRA intercity EMU opens bidding and sees Swiss company for the first time, new trains may enter service in 2021 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2603718 |website=Liberty Times |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2018-11-06}} The TRA announced that Hitachi won the bid in December,{{cite web |author1=鄭瑋奇 |title=600城際電聯車標案 日立勝出 |trans-title=Hitachi wins 600 intercity EMU bidding |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/paper/1255005 |website=Liberty Times |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2018-12-19}} and a contract was signed in January 2019 for {{currency|44.3 billion|TWD|passthrough=yes}}.{{cite web |last1=Ibusuki |first1=Shinichiro |last2=Shiga |first2=Yuichi |title=Hitachi wins Taiwan order for 600 train cars |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Hitachi-wins-Taiwan-order-for-600-train-cars |website=Nikkei Asia |access-date=2021-08-20 |date=2019-01-16}} The train's design was revealed to the public in November 2020.{{cite web |author1=林佳彣 |author2=高志宏 |title=曝光!台鐵「城際列車」 黑白色調走極簡風 |trans-title=Revealed! TRA's "intercity trains" designed as monochrome and minimalistic |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9B%9D%E5%85%89-%E5%8F%B0%E9%90%B5-%E5%9F%8E%E9%9A%9B%E5%88%97%E8%BB%8A-%E9%BB%91%E7%99%BD%E8%89%B2%E8%AA%BF%E8%B5%B0%E6%A5%B5%E7%B0%A1%E9%A2%A8-125513678.html |website=TVBS |publisher=Yahoo News |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2019-11-30}}

The EMU3000 series are assembled in Hitachi's Kasado Plant in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture.{{cite web |author1=陳祐誠 |title=台鐵EMU3000月底抵台 今辦安全祈願儀式 |trans-title=TRA EMU3000 series will arrive in Taiwan at the end of the month, safety ritual held today |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20210721003838-260405?chdtv |website=China Times |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2021-07-21}} While the first group of trains were slated to arrive in June 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed back the trains' delivery. The first train was unloaded in the Port of Hualien on 31 July 2021. The remaining trains are scheduled to arrive by 2024.

Features

The EMU3000 series runs in a 12-car formation, which is four cars longer than TR's last two intercity EMUs, the TEMU1000 series and the TEMU2000 series, which consist of 8 cars only. The train's exterior is designed around the concept of "silent flow" that is black and white with red accents. The interior of the train contains a total of 538 seats. The EMU3000 has a business class car branded as the Teng-yun Cabinet ({{Lang-zh|t=騰雲座艙|p=Téngyún Zuòcāng}}{{cite news |title=臺鐵新城際列車商務車廂定名為「騰雲座艙」 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%87%BA%E9%90%B5%E6%96%B0%E5%9F%8E%E9%9A%9B%E5%88%97%E8%BB%8A%E5%95%86%E5%8B%99%E8%BB%8A%E5%BB%82%E5%AE%9A%E5%90%8D%E7%82%BA-%E9%A8%B0%E9%9B%B2%E5%BA%A7%E8%89%99-044246546.html |work=tw.news.yahoo.com |publisher=TCNews |date=13 November 2021 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}) with larger seats, charging ports, internet access, and complimentary drinks and snacks.{{cite web |author1=李姿慧 |title=台鐵新購城際列車首列7/30抵台交車 日方舉辦「安全祈願」儀式 |url=https://tw.appledaily.com/life/20210721/ZP6EULVLR5EBHB3S6I4MWDHOCU/ |website=Apple Daily |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2021-07-21}}

Unlike its predecessors, the EMU3000 series does not have a tilting mechanism. According to Wang Kwo-tsai, the Minister of Transportation and Communications, improvements to track conditions in the past few years means that the tilting mechanism is unnecessary.{{cite web |author1=王柏倫 |title=台鐵EMU3000列車抵台 王國材:同步進行鐵道整建 |trans-title=TRA EMU3000 series arrives in Taiwan, Wang Kwo-tsai: Will simultaneously improve upgrade train tracks |url=https://www.cdns.com.tw/articles/435763 |website=CNDS |access-date=2021-08-20 |language=zh-tw |date=2021-07-30}}

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