3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DR3000型柴聯自強號: 臺灣鐵路管理局· Attribution
- 2. A TRA DR3000 train as Tze-chiang limited express no.328 on the Taitung Line: Cho-Hsun Lu· CC BY 2.0
- 3. DR3000型柴聯自強號駕駛室: Padai· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The TRA DR3000 series diesel multiple unit is an air-conditioned diesel passenger car introduced by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) in 1990, the third air-conditioned diesel multiple unit type operated by TRA. It was manufactured by Hitachi. In the early 1990s, despite the DR2800 and DR2900 series already operating Tze-chiang services on the eastern main line, tickets were still extremely difficult to obtain. Combined with the upcoming opening of the South Link Line, the need for additional rolling stock became urgent.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 36 years ago, in 1990.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1990
- in service from
- 1990
- retired
- 1990
- status
- retired
- number built
- 81
- kind
- Diesel multiple unit, intercity rail
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Taiwan Railways Administration
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 261 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- weight
- 39 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q140068677, Wikipedia: DR3000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.