New Shuttle
{{Short description|People mover in Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = New Shuttle
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| image = New-Shuttle Series2020-21F 21.jpg
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| type = Rubber-tyred Automated Guideway Transit
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| status =
| locale = Saitama Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Ōmiya|x|Saitama}}
| end = {{STN|Uchijuku|x}}
| stations = 13
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{Start date|1983|12|22|df=y}}
| close =
| owner =
| operator = Saitama New Urban Transit
| character =
| depot = Maruyama
| stock = {{Plainlist|
- 1050 series
- 2000 series
- 2020 series
}}
| linelength = {{convert|12.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| electrification = 600 V 50 Hz 3-phase AC Third rail side contact
| speed = {{Convert|60|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
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The {{Nihongo|New Shuttle|ニューシャトル|Nyū Shatoru}} is a manually driven rubber-tyred people mover{{Cite web |title=2020 |url=https://www.gk-design.co.jp/dsh/pd/2020.html |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=www.gk-design.co.jp}} system in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by {{nihongo|Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd.|埼玉新都市交通株式会社|Saitama Shin Toshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha}}.
The {{Convert|12.7|km|adj=on}} {{nihongo|Ina Line|伊奈線|Ina-sen}} that runs north from Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen elevated high-speed lines through Ageo to Uchijuku Station in Ina in Saitama Prefecture in the Greater Tokyo Area is the only route that is run on the system. The line is double tracked from Ōmiya Station to Maruyama Station and single tracked from Maruyama to Uchijuku Station.
Saitama New Urban Transit is a kabushiki gaisha whose major shareholders include the East Japan Railway Company, Tobu Railway, banks, Saitama prefectural government, and the cities and the town served.
Ina Line stations
The stations on the line are as follows.{{cite book |last = Terada |first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways |publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |language = ja |page = 34, 204|isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} All stations are located in Saitama Prefecture.
| class="wikitable" |
| Colour/No.
! Name ! Japanese ! Distance (km) ! Location |
|---|
| {{Color box|MediumPurple|border=darkgray}} File:NS-01 station number.png
| {{STN|Ōmiya|x|Saitama}} | 大宮 | align=right| 0.0 | rowspan=2| Ōmiya-ku, Saitama |
| {{Color box|HotPink|border=darkgray}} File:NS-02 station number.png
| {{STN|Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan|x}} | 鉄道博物館 | align=right| 1.5 |
| {{Color box|LightGreen|border=darkgray}} File:NS-03 station number.png
| {{STN|Kamonomiya|x|Saitama}} | 加茂宮 | align=right| 3.2 | rowspan=4| Kita-ku, Saitama |
| {{Color box|DarkOrange|border=darkgray}} File:NS-04 station number.png
| {{STN|Higashi-Miyahara|x}} | 東宮原 | align=right| 4.0 |
| {{Color box|SaddleBrown|border=darkgray}} File:NS-05 station number.png
| {{STN|Komba|x}} | 今羽 | align=right| 4.8 |
| {{Color box|DeepSkyBlue|border=darkgray}} File:NS-06 station number.png
| {{STN|Yoshinohara|x}} | 吉野原 | align=right| 5.6 |
| {{Color box|Gold|border=darkgray}} File:NS-07 station number.png
| {{STN|Haraichi|x}} | 原市 | align=right| 6.4 | rowspan=2| Ageo |
| {{Color box|FireBrick|border=darkgray}} File:NS-08 station number.png
| {{STN|Shōnan|x}} | 沼南 | align=right| 7.2 |
| {{Color box|DarkOliveGreen|border=darkgray}} File:NS-09 station number.png
| {{STN|Maruyama|x|Saitama}} | 丸山 | align=right| 8.2 | rowspan=5| Ina |
| {{Color box|Navy|border=darkgray}} File:NS-10 station number.png
| {{STN|Shiku|x}} | 志久 | align=right| 9.4 |
| {{Color box|Goldenrod|border=darkgray}} File:NS-11 station number.png
| {{STN|Ina-Chūō|x}} | 伊奈中央 | align=right| 10.5 |
| {{Color box|Red|border=darkgray}} File:NS-12 station number.png
| {{STN|Hanuki|x}} | 羽貫 | align=right| 11.6 |
| {{Color box|Sienna|border=darkgray}} File:NS-13 station number.png
| {{STN|Uchijuku|x}} | 内宿 | align=right| 12.7 |
Rolling stock
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the following train types are used on the line, all formed as six-car sets.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2016 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2016 |location = Japan |language = ja |page = 23|isbn = 978-4-330-70116-5}}
- 1050 series
- 2000 series
- 2020 series (since 4 November 2015){{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2015/11/2020_2.html|script-title=ja: 【埼玉新都市交通】2020系 営業運転開始|trans-title=Saitama New Urban Transit 2020 series enters revenue service |date= 9 November 2015|work= RM News|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 9 November 2015}}
=1050 series=
{{As of|2021|06|03}}, two 1050 series sets (52 and 53) were in service, formed as six-car sets as follows.
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| Set No. | colspan=6 |Car numbers | Livery
!Date introduced |
|---|---|---|
| 52
| 1152 || 1252 || 1352 || 1452 || 1552 || 1662 || {{Color box|White|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|#63DDFF|border=darkgray}} White with cosmic blue lining (since March-April 2019) |April 1998 | ||
| 53
| 1153 || 1253 || 1353 || 1453 || 1553 || 1663 || {{Color box|White|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|#4EF575|border=darkgray}} White with fresh green lining (since March-April 2019) |November 1999 |
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 1050.JPG|1050 series set 51 in October 2014, repainted in 2008 to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of the Railway Museum
File:Model 1050 of New Shuttle.jpg|1050 series set 53 in November 2007
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 1050 53 20141004.jpg|1050 series set 53 in October 2014, repainted into the original livery worn when first delivered
=2000 series=
The 2000 series fleet consists of seven six-car sets (01 to 07) formed as follows. The trains have stainless steel bodies with different colour front ends and bodyside stripes.
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| Set No. | colspan=6 |Car numbers | Livery |
|---|---|---|
| 01
| 2101 || 2201 || 2301 || 2401 || 2501 || 2601 || {{Color box|#ef4387|border=darkgray}} Reddish-purple | ||
| 02
| 2102 || 2202 || 2302 || 2402 || 2502 || 2602 || {{Color box|DarkOrange|border=darkgray}} Orange | ||
| 03
| 2103 || 2203 || 2303 || 2403 || 2503 || 2603 || {{Color box|#1e9638|border=darkgray}} Green | ||
| 04
| 2104 || 2204 || 2304 || 2404 || 2504 || 2604 || {{Color box|Yellow|border=darkgray}} Yellow | ||
| 05
| 2105 || 2205 || 2305 || 2405 || 2505 || 2605 || {{Color box|DodgerBlue|border=darkgray}} Blue | ||
| 06
| 2106 || 2206 || 2306 || 2406 || 2506 || 2606 || {{Color box|Red|border=darkgray}} Red | ||
| 07
| 2107 || 2207 || 2307 || 2407 || 2507 || 2607 || {{Color box|HotPink|border=darkgray}} Cherry blossom pink |
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 2000 F2101.JPG|2000 series set 01 in October 2014
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 2000 F2102.jpg|2000 series set 02 in November 2015
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 2000 F2103.jpg|2000 series set 03 in November 2015
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 2000 F2104.JPG|2000 series set 04 in October 2014
File:Saitama New Urban Transit Type 2000 F2105.jpg|2000 series set 05 in November 2015
File:Saitama New Urban Transit 2107 Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station 20150627 (cropped).jpg|2000 series set 07 in June 2015
=2020 series=
The 2020 series fleet consists of six six-car sets (21 to 26) formed as follows. Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the trains have aluminium bodies. Each set has a different accent colour, as shown below.
The first 2020 series trainset, numbered 21, entered service on 4 November 2015. Set 22 entered service in February 2016, followed by set 23 in June 2016.{{cite web |url= http://www.new-shuttle.jp/topics/2016/06/2020323.html|script-title=ja: 2020系第3弾目の23(にいさん)編成がデビューします。|trans-title=3rd 2020 series (set 23) to debut|date= 6 June 2016|publisher= Saitama New Urban transit Co.|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160617071138/http://www.new-shuttle.jp/topics/2016/06/2020323.html|archive-date= 17 June 2016 |url-status=live |access-date= 17 June 2016}} A fourth trainset, numbered 24, entered service on 12 February 2019. The fifth trainset entered service in February 2020.{{Cite book |title=私鉄車両編成表2021 |date=16 July 2021 |publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha |isbn=9784330032214 |location=Japan |pages=23 |language=ja |trans-title=Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021}} A sixth trainset was delivered in November 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/saitama-new-urban-transit-trainsets-delivered/67963.article |title=Saitama New Urban Transit trainsets delivered |date=10 December 2024 |publisher=Metro Report International |access-date=12 December 2024}}
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| Set No. | colspan=6 |Car numbers | Livery | Date introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21
| 2121 || 2221 || 2321 || 2421 || 2521 || 2621 || {{Color box|Aqua|border=darkgray}} "Green crystal" || November 2015 | |||
| 22
| 2122 || 2222 || 2322 || 2422 || 2522 || 2622 || {{Color box|DarkOrange|border=darkgray}} "Bright amber" || February 2016 | |||
| 23
| 2123 || 2223 || 2323 || 2423 || 2523 || 2623 || {{Color box|DeepPink|border=darkgray}} "Pure ruby" || June 2016 | |||
| 24
| 2124 || 2224 || 2324 || 2424 || 2524 || 2624 || {{Color box|Gold|border=darkgray}} "Golden Topaz" || February 2019 | |||
| 25
| 2125 || 2225 || 2325 || 2425 || 2525 || 2625 || {{Color box|#EBA7F2|border=darkgray}} "Twilight Amethyst" || February 2020 | |||
| 26
| 2126 || 2226 || 2326 || 2426 || 2526 || 2626 || 20px "Rainbow" (All colours from the logo) || November 2024 |
File:New-Shuttle Series2020-21F 21.jpg|2020 series set 21 in December 2024
File:New-Shuttle Series2020-22F 21.jpg|2020 series set 22 in December 2024
File:New-Shuttle Series2020-23F 26.jpg|2020 series set 23 in January 2025
File:New-Shuttle Series2020-24F 26.jpg|2020 series set 24 in November 2024
File:New-Shuttle Series2020-25F 26.jpg|2020 series set 25 in December 2024
File:New-Shuttle Series2020-26F 21.jpg|2020 series set 26 in December 2024
=Former rolling stock=
- 1010 series
By 1 April 2015, three 1010 series sets (15, 17, 19) remained in service, formed as six-car sets.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2015 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 23 July 2015 |location = Japan |language = ja |page = 23|isbn = 978-4-330-58415-7}} The last set (set 7) was withdrawn following its last day in service on 26 June 2016.{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2016/06/1000_40.html|script-title=ja: 埼玉新都市交通1000系が全車引退|trans-title=Saitama New Urban Transit 1000 series all withdrawn|first= Satoshi|last= Fukuda |date= 27 June 2016 |work= RM News|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. |location= Japan |language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160627080401/http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2016/06/1000_40.html|archive-date= 27 June 2016|url-status=live |access-date= 27 June 2016}}
File:NewShuttle1111.jpg|1010 series set 11 in March 2007
File:Model 1010 of New Shuttle.jpg|1010 series set 14 in November 2007
History
The people of Ina town, on the branch point of the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed railway lines, opposed the latter being routed through their area, complaining that the town would be divided by the new tracks and beset with noise pollution. To placate the residents, new railway lines were planned. The AGT Ina Line was the solution reached for the area north of Ōmiya Station, where the potential demand was not large enough to run heavy rail lines economically. (Currently, the line generates an operating profit.) A heavy rail line (the Saikyo Line) was the solution reached for the south of Ōmiya Station.{{Cite web |title=＜1都3県 Town & Train＞1983年誕生 ニューシャトル（さいたま市～埼玉県伊奈町）：東京新聞デジタル |url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/376971 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=東京新聞デジタル |language=ja}}
- 1 April 1980: Operating company {{nihongo|Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd.|埼玉新都市交通株式会社|Saitama Shin Toshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha}} is incorporated.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
- 22 December 1983: The section between Ōmiya and Hanuki stations opens.{{Cite book |title=平成18年度 鉄道要覧 |year=2006 |pages=204 |language=ja}}
- 2 August 1990: The remaining section between Hanuki and Uchijuku stations opens.
- 14 October 2007: Ōnari Station is renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station when the Railway Museum (Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan) opens.{{Cite web |date=2007-10-11 |title= ʐV s s ʁi j j [ V g |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011002033/http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~snut/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=web.archive.org}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Saitama New Urban Transit}}
- {{Official website|http://www.new-shuttle.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tokyo transit}}
Category:People mover systems in Japan
Category:Rail transport in Saitama Prefecture