Tokyu 3000 series (1999)

The Tokyu 3000 series is a Japanese city commuter electric multiple unit operated by the Tokyu Corporation since April 1999 on the Tokyu Meguro Line.
==History==
The first 3000 series set, 3001, entered service in 1999, initially as an eight-car formation used on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. This was subsequently reformed as a six-car set following delivery of the rest of the fleet destined for the Meguro Line. A total of 13 six-car sets (78 vehicles) were built by 2001.
The 3000 series sets were designed as a train for use on the Meguro Line which could through run to the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and the Toei Mita Line. Initially, one eight-car set, 3101, was produced in 1999, which entered service on 16 April 1999 on the Meguro Line; in preparation for potential future reorganization of the various cars the eight-car formation was tentative. All future sets produced were six cars long, with 3101 reorganized into a six car set. All cars were lengthened back to eight cars from 2022 to 2023.
A derivative was manufactured for the Yokohama Minatomorai Kodomonokuni Line around the same time as the 3000 series sets.
==Design==
The 3000 series cars use a contemporary design featuring a flat front in square headlight casings; these have since been replaced with LED headlights. Since 2022 the sets's three-colored LED displays have been replaced with full-color LCD units.
==Specifications==
Construction of the cars is of a lightweight stainless steel. The sets use 3-level IGBT variable frequency drive traction systems; odd-numbered sets use Hitachi drives while even-numbered sets use Toshiba drives.
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