New Shuttle

New Shuttle
Overview
LocaleSaitama Prefecture
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeRubber-tyred people mover
Operator(s)Saitama New Urban Transit
Depot(s)Maruyama
Rolling stock
  • 1050 series
  • 2000 series
  • 2020 series
History
Opened22 December 1983 (1983-12-22)
Technical
Line length12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Electrification600 V 50 Hz 3-phase AC Third rail side contact[1]
Operating speed60 km/h (35 mph)

The New Shuttle (ニューシャトル, Nyū Shatoru) is a manually driven rubber-tyred people mover system in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd. (埼玉新都市交通株式会社, Saitama Shin Toshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha).

The 12.7-kilometre (7.9 mi) Ina Line (伊奈線, Ina-sen) that runs north from Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen elevated high-speed lines through Ageo to Uchijuku Station in Ina in Saitama Prefecture in the Greater Tokyo Area is the only route that is run on the system. The line is double tracked from Ōmiya Station to Maruyama Station and single tracked from Maruyama to Uchijuku Station.

Saitama New Urban Transit is a kabushiki gaisha whose major shareholders include the East Japan Railway Company, Tobu Railway, banks, Saitama prefectural government, and the cities and the town served.

Ina Line stations

The stations on the line are as follows.[1] All stations are located in Saitama Prefecture.

Colour/No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Location
  NS-01 Ōmiya 大宮 0.0 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
  NS-02 Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan 鉄道博物館 1.5
  NS-03 Kamonomiya 加茂宮 3.2 Kita-ku, Saitama
  NS-04 Higashi-Miyahara 東宮原 4.0
  NS-05 Komba 今羽 4.8
  NS-06 Yoshinohara 吉野原 5.6
  NS-07 Haraichi 原市 6.4 Ageo
  NS-08 Shōnan 沼南 7.2
  NS-09 Maruyama 丸山 8.2 Ina
  NS-10 Shiku 志久 9.4
  NS-11 Ina-Chūō 伊奈中央 10.5
  NS-12 Hanuki 羽貫 11.6
  NS-13 Uchijuku 内宿 12.7

The line's depot is located next to Maruyama Station.[1]

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2016, the following train types are used on the line, all formed as six-car sets.[2]

  • 1050 series
  • 2000 series
  • 2020 series (since 4 November 2015)[3]

1050 series

As of 3 June 2021, two 1050 series sets (52 and 53) were in service, formed as six-car sets as follows.[2]

Set No. Car numbers Livery Date introduced
52 1152 1252 1352 1452 1552 1662    White with cosmic blue lining (since March-April 2019) April 1998
53 1153 1253 1353 1453 1553 1663    White with fresh green lining (since March-April 2019) November 1999
  • 1050 series set 51 in October 2014, repainted in 2008 to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of the Railway Museum
    1050 series set 51 in October 2014, repainted in 2008 to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of the Railway Museum
  • 1050 series set 53 in November 2007
    1050 series set 53 in November 2007
  • 1050 series set 53 in October 2014, repainted into the original livery worn when first delivered
    1050 series set 53 in October 2014, repainted into the original livery worn when first delivered

2000 series

The 2000 series fleet consists of seven six-car sets (01 to 07) formed as follows.[2] The trains have stainless steel bodies with different colour front ends and bodyside stripes.[2]

Set No. Car numbers Livery
01 2101 2201 2301 2401 2501 2601   Reddish-purple
02 2102 2202 2302 2402 2502 2602   Orange
03 2103 2203 2303 2403 2503 2603   Green
04 2104 2204 2304 2404 2504 2604   Yellow
05 2105 2205 2305 2405 2505 2605   Blue
06 2106 2206 2306 2406 2506 2606   Red
07 2107 2207 2307 2407 2507 2607   Cherry blossom pink
  • 2000 series set 01 in October 2014
    2000 series set 01 in October 2014
  • 2000 series set 02 in November 2015
    2000 series set 02 in November 2015
  • 2000 series set 03 in November 2015
    2000 series set 03 in November 2015
  • 2000 series set 04 in October 2014
    2000 series set 04 in October 2014
  • 2000 series set 05 in November 2015
    2000 series set 05 in November 2015
  • 2000 series set 07 in June 2015
    2000 series set 07 in June 2015

2020 series

The 2020 series fleet consists of six six-car sets (21 to 26) formed as follows.[2] Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the trains have aluminium bodies.[2] Each set has a different accent colour, as shown below.[4]

The first 2020 series trainset, numbered 21, entered service on 4 November 2015.[3] Set 22 entered service in February 2016, followed by set 23 in June 2016.[4] A fourth trainset, numbered 24, entered service on 12 February 2019. The fifth trainset entered service in February 2020.[5] Another, the sixth trainset, was delivered in November 2024 .[6]

Set No. Car numbers Livery Date introduced
21 2121 2221 2321 2421 2521 2621   "Green crystal" November 2015
22 2122 2222 2322 2422 2522 2622   "Bright amber" February 2016
23 2123 2223 2323 2423 2523 2623   "Pure ruby" June 2016
24 2124 2224 2324 2424 2524 2624   "Golden Topaz" February 2019
25 2125 2225 2325 2425 2525 2625   "Twilight Amethyst" February 2020
26 2126 2226 2326 2426 2526 2626 "Rainbow" (All colours from the logo) November 2024
  • 2020 series set 21 in January 2016
    2020 series set 21 in January 2016
  • 2020 series set 22 in January 2016
    2020 series set 22 in January 2016
  • 2020 series set 23 in December 2016
    2020 series set 23 in December 2016
  • 2020 series set 24 in February 2019
    2020 series set 24 in February 2019
  • 2020 series set 25 in February 2020
    2020 series set 25 in February 2020
  • 2020 series set 26 in December 2024
    2020 series set 26 in December 2024

Former rolling stock

  • 1010 series

By 1 April 2015, three 1010 series sets (15, 17, 19) remained in service, formed as six-car sets.[7] The last set (set 7) was withdrawn following its last day in service on 26 June 2016.[8]

  • 1010 series set 11 in March 2007
    1010 series set 11 in March 2007
  • 1010 series set 14 in November 2007
    1010 series set 14 in November 2007

History

The people of Ina town, on the branch point of the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed railway lines, opposed the latter being routed through their area, complaining that the town would be divided by the new tracks and beset with noise pollution. To placate the residents, new railway lines were planned. The AGT Ina Line was the solution reached for the area north of Ōmiya Station, where the potential demand was not large enough to run heavy rail lines economically. (Currently, the line generates an operating profit.) A heavy rail line (the Saikyo Line) was the solution reached for the south of Ōmiya Station.

  • 1 April 1980: Operating company Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd. (埼玉新都市交通株式会社, Saitama Shin Toshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha) is incorporated.
  • 22 December 1983: The section between Ōmiya and Hanuki stations opens.
  • 2 August 1990: The remaining section between Hanuki and Uchijuku stations opens.
  • 14 October 2007: Ōnari Station is renamed Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station when the Railway Museum (Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan) opens.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 34, 204. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. ^ a b 【埼玉新都市交通】2020系 営業運転開始 [Saitama New Urban Transit 2020 series enters revenue service]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b 2020系第3弾目の23(にいさん)編成がデビューします。 [3rd 2020 series (set 23) to debut] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama New Urban transit Co. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ 私鉄車両編成表2021 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 July 2021. p. 23. ISBN 9784330032214.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "Saitama New Urban Transit trainsets delivered". Metro Report International. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  7. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  8. ^ Fukuda, Satoshi (27 June 2016). 埼玉新都市交通1000系が全車引退 [Saitama New Urban Transit 1000 series all withdrawn]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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