New Shuttle

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).

New Shuttle
Overview
Locale	Saitama Prefecture
Termini	Ōmiya Uchijuku
Stations	13
Service
Type	Rubber-tyred people mover
Operator(s)	Saitama New Urban Transit
Depot(s)	Maruyama
Rolling stock	1050 series 2000 series 2020 series
History
Opened	22 December 1983 (1983-12-22)
Technical
Line length	12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Electrification	600 V 50 Hz 3-phase AC Third rail side contact[1]
Operating speed	60 km/h (35 mph)

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
	Ōmiya	大宮	0.0	Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
	Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan	鉄道博物館	1.5
	Kamonomiya	加茂宮	3.2	Kita-ku, Saitama
	Higashi-Miyahara	東宮原	4.0
	Komba	今羽	4.8
	Yoshinohara	吉野原	5.6
	Haraichi	原市	6.4	Ageo
	Shōnan	沼南	7.2
	Maruyama	丸山	8.2	Ina
	Shiku	志久	9.4
	Ina-Chūō	伊奈中央	10.5
	Hanuki	羽貫	11.6
	Uchijuku	内宿	12.7

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

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2016^[update], 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^[update], two 1050 series sets (52 and 53) were in service, formed as six-car sets as follows.^[2]

Set No.	Car numbers						Livery
52	1152	1252	1352	1452	1552	1662	Cream with green window surrounds (since July 1998)
53	1153	1253	1353	1453	1553	1663	White with red window surrounds (since 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 53 in November 2007
• 
  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	Pink
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 02 in November 2015
• 
  2000 series set 03 in November 2015
• 
  2000 series set 04 in October 2014
• 
  2000 series set 05 in November 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"

• 
  2020 series set 21 in January 2016
• 
  2020 series set 22 in January 2016
• 
  2020 series set 23 in December 2016
• 
  2020 series set 24 in February 2019
• 
  2020 series set 25 in February 2020
• 
  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 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

• List of rapid transit systems

References

1. 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. 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. 【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. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)