EMU3000 series
Set 01 testing near Tai'an
ManufacturerHitachi Rail
Built atKasado, Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi, Japan
Family nameAT300
Constructed2021–
Entered service
  • 8 December 2021 (revenue service testing)
  • 29 December 2021 (official service)
Number under construction13 sets
Number built37 sets
Number in service35 sets
Formation12-car sets
Fleet numbersEMU301x–EMU350x
Capacity538 per train
OperatorsTaiwan Railway Corporation
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy, double-skin
Train length245.7 m (806 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Car length
  • 21.35 m (70 ft 9⁄16 in) (ED)
  • 20.3 m (66 ft 7+3⁄16 in) (EM/EP/ET)
Width2.91 m (9 ft 6+9⁄16 in)
Height
  • 3.75 m (12 ft 3+5⁄8 in) (ED)
  • 3.49 m (11 ft 5+3⁄8 in) (EM)
Maximum speed
  • 150 km/h (93 mph) (design)
  • 130 km/h (81 mph) (service)
Weight545 t (536 long tons; 601 short tons)
Traction systemHitachi hybrid SiC-IGBT–C/I
Traction motors24 × 190 kW (255 hp) asynchronous 3-phase AC
Power output4.56 MW (6,115 hp)
Acceleration
  • 0.7 m/s2 (2.3 ft/s2) (0–30 km/h (0–19 mph))
  • 0.3 m/s2 (0.98 ft/s2) (0–130 km/h (0–81 mph))
Deceleration
  • 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) (emergency)
Electric system(s)25 kV 60 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
BogiesKH-279 (powered), KH-280 (trailer)
Safety system(s)ATP (ERTMS/ETCS Level 1)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
[1][2]

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.[1]

History

The first EMU3000 series train being loaded in the Port of Kudamatsu.

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.[3] 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.[1][4]

Bidding for the intercity trains commenced in October 2018 and saw entries from two companies, Hitachi and Stadler.[5] The TRA announced that Hitachi won the bid in December,[6] and a contract was signed in January 2019 for NT$44.3 billion.[7] The train's design was revealed to the public in November 2020.[8]

The EMU3000 series are assembled in Hitachi's Kasado Plant in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture.[9] 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.[4] The remaining trains are scheduled to arrive by 2024.[1]

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.[2] The EMU3000 has a business class car (branded as the Teng-yun Cabinet, 騰雲座艙; Téngyún Zuòcāng[10]) with larger seats, charging ports, internet access, and complimentary drinks and snacks.[11]

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.[2][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Kevin (2 August 2021). "Hitachi EMU arrives in Taiwan". Rail Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 楊文琪 (30 July 2021). "台鐵EMU3000新型城際列車抵台 春節前投入2列營運" [TRA EMU3000 new intercity train arrives in Taiwan, two trains to enter service before Chinese New Year]. 經濟日報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). United Daily News.
  3. ↑ 吳琍君 (15 October 2020). "台鐵10年購車計畫進度嚴重落後 張政源：年底可達86%" [TRA 10-year train replacement plan heavily delayed, Chang Zheng-yuan: can reach 86% at the end of the year]. RTI (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 Strong, Matthew (30 July 2021). "Taiwan's newest train for east coast service arrives from Japan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ 鄭瑋奇 (6 November 2018). "台鐵城際電聯車開標首見瑞士公司 新車最快110年加入" [TRA intercity EMU opens bidding and sees Swiss company for the first time, new trains may enter service in 2021]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ↑ 鄭瑋奇 (19 December 2018). "600城際電聯車標案 日立勝出" [Hitachi wins 600 intercity EMU bidding]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Ibusuki, Shinichiro; Shiga, Yuichi (16 January 2019). "Hitachi wins Taiwan order for 600 train cars". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ↑ 林佳彣; 高志宏 (30 November 2019). "曝光！台鐵「城際列車」 黑白色調走極簡風" [Revealed! TRA's "intercity trains" designed as monochrome and minimalistic]. TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Yahoo News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ↑ 陳祐誠 (21 July 2021). "台鐵EMU3000月底抵台 今辦安全祈願儀式" [TRA EMU3000 series will arrive in Taiwan at the end of the month, safety ritual held today]. China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "臺鐵新城際列車商務車廂定名為「騰雲座艙」". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). TCNews. 13 November 2021.
  11. ↑ 李姿慧 (21 July 2021). "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". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ↑ 王柏倫 (30 July 2021). "台鐵EMU3000列車抵台 王國材：同步進行鐵道整建" [TRA EMU3000 series arrives in Taiwan, Wang Kwo-tsai: Will simultaneously improve upgrade train tracks]. CNDS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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