Nagoya Municipal Subway 3000 series

what is it?

The Nagoya Municipal Subway 3000 series (名古屋市交通局3000形) was a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line in Japan between 1977 and 2023. They have been replaced by the N3000 series.

who runs it

Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya

base stats

• speed 100 km/htop speed
• seats 810passengers
• built 92made in total

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 49 years ago, in 1977.
• 📏20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 810: 16 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• ⌛Served for 46 years (1977–2023).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

1977

in service from

1977

retired

2023

status

retired

number built

92

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo

operators

Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya

top speed

100 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

electric system

1,500 V DC

formation

6 cars per trainset (originally 4 cars)

length

20 m

capacity

810 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.