Tobu 300 series


The Tobu 300 series and 350 series are limited express electric multiple unit train types operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan. Rebuilt from former 1800 series express sets, the trains are used on limited express and charter services on the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Nikko Line.

Operations

, the fleet consists of three four-car 350 series sets. The 350 series sets are normally used on Shimotsuke limited express services, while the 300 series was used on Kirifuri limited express services.

Formations

The six-car 300 series and four-car 350 series sets are formed as shown below.

300 series sets 301 to 302

Car 2 is fitted with a scissors-type pantograph, and car 4 is fitted with two.

350 series sets 351 to 353

Car No.1234
DesignationTc2M1M2Tc1
Numbering350-4350-3350-2350-1

Car 2 is fitted with two scissors-type pantographs, and car 4 is fitted with two.

Interior

Passenger accommodation is monoclass with unidirectional rotating/reclining seats arranged with a seat pitch of.

History

Two 300 series six-car sets were built in 1990 from former 1800 series express EMUs displaced by the arrival of new 200 series EMUs. Three 350 series four-car sets were similarly rebuilt in 1991, with the trains entering service from the start of the revised timetable on 21 July 1991.
The 300 series six-car sets were withdrawn in 2017, following the introduction of the Tobu 500 series.