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(EMU) commuter train type operated by the

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operator

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in Japan. First introduced on 10 February 2002, a total of 336 cars were built with orders divided between

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, and

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. Originally formed as six- and eight-car trainsets, additional cars have been built since 2010 to augment pre-existing sets to ten cars.

Formations

10-car sets

The 10-car sets, numbered 3081 to 3095, are formed as follows. The M1, T1, M3, and M5 cars each have one single-arm

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8-car sets 3651–3665

The M1, T1, and M3 cars each have one single-arm pantograph.

6-car sets 3251–3262

The M1 and M3 cars each have one single-arm pantograph. Sets 3252 to 3254 have wider doors.

6-car sets 3263–3282

The M1 and M3 cars each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. File:Odakyu-3263_Inside.jpg, Interior File:Odakyu-3263_Inside_Free-space.jpg, Folding seat File:Odakyu-3263_Inside_Priority-seat.jpg, Priority seat

Operational history

The 3000 series entered service on 10 February 2002.

10-car set introduction

In 2010, Odakyu announced plans to procure eight cars to extend six-car sets to 10-car sets. These cars were delivered between 2010 and 2011 from

' Hyogo plant and used to augment six-car sets 3280 and 3281 to 10 cars; the sets were renumbered 3091 and 3092, respectively. The first 10-car set, 3091, entered service on 20 January 2011. five additional 10-car sets have since been introduced: 3081, 3082 (formerly eight-car sets 3665 and 3664, respectively), and 3093–3095 (formerly six-car sets 3282, 3278, and 3279, respectively).

Refurbishment

Beginning in fiscal 2022, the 3000 series has undergone a programme of refurbishment, which includes additional wheelchair spaces, surveillance cameras, and energy-saving control equipment.

Livery variations

Doraemon-liveried "F-Train"

In August 2011, 10-car set 3093 was reliveried in a

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livery to commemorate the opening of the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in

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. The train was scheduled to run in its livery for one year, but this was cut short due to complaints from the

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that it violated metropolitan ordinances regulating advertising on train exteriors. The decorated "F-Train" remained in service until 30 September 2011, before the exterior advertising was removed. Set 3093 returned to service with a redesigned Doraemon livery, named "F-Train II", on 20 July 2012. It was scheduled to carry this livery until 22 March 2013.

References

External links

Odakyu 3000 series

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