Meitetsu 300 series

The Meitetsu 300 series is a Japanese city commuter electric multiple unit operated by the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) since April 2002 on the Meitetsu Komaki Line and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Kamiiida Line.
==History==
The 300 series sets were designed to coincide with the opening of the Komaki Line and through run to the Nagoya Municipal Subway Kamiiida Line. Eight sets were built in 2002, all by Nippon Sharyo. The sets entered service in April 2002 with the opening of the Komaki Line.
==Design==
The 300 series cars use a raked front end with top-mounted headlights behind the glass. The cars feature a two-tone paintscheme with pink accents and red highlights; the pink represents the line color of the Kamiiida Line and the red signifies Meitetsu.
==Specifications==
Construction of the cars is of a stainless steel. The sets use IGBT drives manufactured by Mitsubishi which produce a hissing sound which steps up in pitch. The sets apparently featured a musical horn; this is very likely to have been removed. The melody of the horn is identical to that of JR East's musical horns.
The sets share many underfloor parts with the Nagoya Municipal Subway 7000 series sets; the latter sets are serviced and housed at Meitetsu's Maigi Inspection Yard due to the Kamiiida Line having no depot.
Category:Electric trainsets
Category:Meitetsu trains
Category:Nippon Sharyo locomotives