The Tokyo Metro 01 series (東京メトロ01系, Tōkyō Metoro 01-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line subway in Tokyo, Japan, from 1983 until March 2017. A total of 38 six-car trainsets (228 cars) were built between 1983 and 1997 in five batches, and the design received the 25th Laurel Prize of the Japan Railfan Club in 1985.

Tokyo Metro 01 series
A Tameike-Sanno-bound 01 series train
In service1984–2017
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation, Kinki Sharyo
ReplacedTRTA 2000 series
Constructed1983–1997
Entered service1 January 1984
Refurbished1990–1995 (air-conditioning retrofit on sets 01-23)
2008–2010 (seat replacement)
Scrapped2013–2017
Number built228 vehicles (38 sets)
Number in service4 vehicles (as Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series)
Number preserved4 vehicles
SuccessorTokyo Metro 1000 series
Formation6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers1-38
Capacity100 (36 seating) (end cars),
102 (42/44 seating) (intermediate cars)
OperatorsTokyo Metro (previously TRTA)
DepotsUeno
Lines servedG Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length16,000 mm (52 ft 6 in)
Width2,550 mm (8 ft 4 in)
Height3,465 mm (11 ft 4.4 in)
3,485 mm (11 ft 5.2 in) (set 01)
Doors3 per car
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight23.5–29.3 t (23.1–28.8 long tons; 25.9–32.3 short tons) per car (chopper control)
21.5–26.8 t (21.2–26.4 long tons; 23.7–29.5 short tons) per car (VVVF)
Traction systemChopper control (sets 01-36)
IGBT-VVVF (sets 37-38)
Power output120kW
TransmissionWestinghouse Natal (WN) drive;
Gear ratio: 6.73 : 1
Acceleration3 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)
Deceleration4 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (Emergency)
Electric system(s)600 V DC, 3rd rail
BogiesFS-520 / FS-020 (chopper control)
SS-130A / SS-030A (VVVF)
Braking system(s)Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking
Safety system(s)CS-ATC, TASC,
ATS (Obsolete)
Coupling systemTomlinson
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The trains used a Train Automatic Stopping Controller (TASC) system allowing them to automatically stop at stations.

History edit

By the early 1980s, most of the rolling stock on the Ginza Line were showing signs of aging; some of the stock dated back to before the Second World War, giving a dated image of the line to its passengers. The 01 series was introduced in 1984 with the design theme being "functionality, brightness and chicness".[1] The prototype was completed in May 1983, delivered in September and commenced service on 31 December 1983.[2] It was followed by the introduction of production units starting in 1984. Set number 38 entered service in 1997, being the last train to do so. The 01 series was awarded the Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club in 1985.[3]

The first 23 sets were not originally fitted with any air-conditioning system due to structure gauge restrictions caused by the small tunnel size of the line. In 1990, Mitsubishi Electric developed a 240 mm (9.4 in) thick compact air-conditioning unit with a capacity of 16.2 kW.[4] A prototype air-conditioning unit was tested on set 16 in August and subsequent non-air conditioned sets were all retrofitted afterwards. The ceilings of the air-conditioned trains were lower than that of non-air conditioned trains to accommodate the unit. The trains which were built with air conditioning always had low ceilings.

In November 1986, a practical test of a high-frequency shunt chopper control device that used a power transistor for the element of the field chopper device was conducted on this series for the Tokyo Metro 02 series.[5] In 2007, car 01-238 of set 38 was experimentally fitted with permanent-magnet synchronous motors.[6] In January 2011, the four intermediate cars of set 38 were experimentally fitted with LED lighting.[6] and in December 2011, set 37 was retrofitted with silicon carbide variable frequency drives for trial purposes.[7]

Formations edit

The six-car sets were formed as shown below, with three motored (M) cars and three non-powered trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the Shibuya end.[8]

Car No. 1
(to Shibuya)
2 3 4 5 6
(to Asakusa)
Designation CT1 M T M' M CT2
Components MG/SIV2
CP
BT
CHP/VVVF SIV1 CHP/VVVF MG/SIV2
CP
BT
Numbering 01-1xx 01-2xx 01-3xx 01-4xx 01-5xx 01-6xx
  • Note:
    • CHP: Chopper control
    • MG: 15 kVA motor-generator
    • SIV1: 110 kVA static inverter (for cooling)
    • SIV2: 40 kVA static inverter
    • CP: Air compressor
    • BT: Battery

Batches edit

Batch Set numbers Year built
Prototype 01 1983
1 02-23 1984-1987
2 24-27 1990
3 28-31 1991
4 32-36 1992
5 37 1993
6 38 1997

Undercarriage equipment edit

Interior edit

Withdrawal edit

 
Car 01-121 being cut up in March 2014

The 01 series trains began to be replaced by new 1000 series trains from spring 2012.[9] The first set to be withdrawn, set 38, was removed for scrapping in August 2013.[6] By 1 April 2016, nine sets remained in service.[8] The last remaining 01 series train was withdrawn from regular service on 10 March 2017, with a special commemorative final run for invited guests on 12 March.[10]

Resale edit

 
Former 01 series cars 01-135 and 01-635 as a Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series in May 2016

In February 2015, driving cars 01-136 and 01-636 were sold to the Kumamoto Electric Railway in Kyushu and were also regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in),[11] where they became the Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series, entering service in March 2015 following the addition of pantographs, new bogies, and front skirts.[12] Two more cars, 01-135 and 01-635, were sold to the Kumamoto Electric Railway during fiscal 2015.[13]

Preserved examples edit

Car No. Set No. Location
01-101 1 Nakano Depot in Tokyo
01-201
01-601
01-129 29 Metro Museum in Edogawa, Tokyo (cab end only)
01-630 30 University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science Chiba Experiment Station

Three cars of former set 1 (01-101, 01-201, and 01-601), withdrawn from revenue service in 2013, are kept for training purposes at Nakano Depot in Tokyo.[14]

The cab end of car 01-129 is preserved inside the Metro Museum in Edogawa, Tokyo.[15]

Car 01-630 was donated to the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science Chiba Experiment Station in Chiba Prefecture in 2017 for use on its 333 m long research test track.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ 日本鉄道運転協会「運転協会誌」2002年6月号「営団0系車両のデザイン」
  2. ^ 『鉄道ピクトリアル』1995年7月臨時増刊号212頁 私鉄車両めぐり152『帝都高速度交通営団』
  3. ^ "1985年 ブルーリボン・ローレル賞選定車両". Japan Railfan Club.
  4. ^ 電気車研究会「鉄道ピクトリアル」2016年12月号臨時増刊「東京地下鉄」
  5. ^ 帝都高速度交通営団「60年のあゆみ」
  6. ^ a b c 東京メトロ01系第38編成が搬出される [Tokyo Metro 01 series set 38 transported]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ^ "SiC適用鉄道車両用インバーターの製品化". Mitsubishi Electric. 3 October 2011.
  8. ^ a b 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  9. ^ 銀座線:12年から新型車両 開業時のレモンイエロー復活 [New trains for Ginza Line from 2012 - Reviving original lemon yellow colour]. Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.[dead link]
  10. ^ 東京を走り33年…地下鉄銀座線01系が営業運転終了 12日ラストラン [Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 01 series ends revenue service after running in Tokyo for 33 years - Final run on 12 March]. Iza (in Japanese). Japan: Sankei Digital Inc. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  11. ^ もと東京メトロ01系が熊本へ [Ex-Tokyo Metro 01 series moved to Kumamoto]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ^ Kekke, Manabu (June 2015). 熊本電気鉄道01形 [Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 374. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 44–47.
  13. ^ 東京メトロ銀座線と熊本電鉄で01系車両譲渡記念列車を運行します [01 series commemorative trains to run on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Kumamoto Electric Railway] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro & Kumamoto Electric Railway. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  14. ^ Shibata, Togo (March 2017). 非公開の保存車両に注目 [Looking at rolling stock preserved in private]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46, no. 395. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. p. 59.
  15. ^ 【東京地下鉄】01系が地下鉄博物館で展示を開始 [Tokyo Metro 01 series goes on display at Subway Museum]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  16. ^ Sasaki, Yasuhiro (18 May 2017). 東京メトロ、銀座線01系01-630号車を東京大学に譲渡 - 研究用車両で活用へ [Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 01 series car 01-630 donated to University of Tokyo for use as test vehicle]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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