The Tokyo Metro 15000 series (東京メトロ15000系, Tōkyō Metoro 15000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.
| Tokyo Metro 15000 series | |
|---|---|
 A Tozai Line 15000 series train | |
| In service | May 2010–present |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi |
| Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
| Family name | Hitachi A-train |
| Replaced | Tokyo Metro 05 series (Batch 1) |
| Constructed | 2010–2017 |
| Entered service | 7 May 2010 |
| Number built | 160 vehicles (16 sets) |
| Number in service | 160 vehicles (16 sets) |
| Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | 51–66 |
| Capacity | 143 (38 seating) (front car), 154 (44 seating) (intermediate cars), 155 (42) (intermediate cars with wheelchair space) |
| Operators | Tokyo Metro |
| Depots | Fukagawa Depot |
| Lines served | T Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line, JB Chūō-Sōbu Line, TR Tōyō Rapid Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Car length | 20.520 m (67 ft 4 in) (end cars) 20.000 m (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) |
| Width | 2.850 m (9 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 4.022 m (13 ft 2.3 in), with pantograph: 4.080 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Weight | 294.3 t |
| Traction system | IGBT–VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric)[1] |
| Traction motors | 3-phase AC induction motor (Mitsubishi Electric) |
| Power output | 4.5 MW (6,035 hp) |
| Acceleration | 3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s) |
| Deceleration | 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service) 5.0 km/(h⋅s) (3.1 mph/s) (emergency) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| Bogies | FS778 |
| Braking system(s) | Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking, pure electric braking |
| Safety system(s) | New CS-ATC/CS-ATC (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line), ATS-P (Chūō-Sōbu Line), WS-ATC (Tōyō Rapid Railway) |
| Coupling system | Shibata |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Design edit
Based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 05 series (13th batch) and Tokyo Metro 10000 series trains, the 15000 series trains have 500 mm (19.7 in) wider doors (1,800 mm (70.9 in) as opposed to 1,300 mm (51.2 in)) to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods.[2] [3]
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Exterior view at Fukagawa Depot in April 2010
Operations edit
The 15000 series trains are used on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line inter-running services, to and from Mitaka on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line in the west, Tōyō-Katsutadai on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line and Tsudanuma on the Chuo-Sobu Line in the east.[4] The 15000 series trains replaced the first batch of the 05 series trains, which have been in service since 1988.
Formation edit
As of 1 April 2016[update], the fleet consists of 13 ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 63, and formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Funabashi (west) end.[4]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | CT1 | M1' | M2 | T | Mc1 | Tc | T' | M1 | M2' | CT2 |
| Numbering | 15100 | 15200 | 15300 | 15400 | 15500 | 15600 | 15700 | 15800 | 15900 | 15000 |
| Capacity | 143 | 155 | 154 | 155 | 143 | |||||
| Weight | 26.9 t | 33.6 t | 34.0 t | 24.3 t | 32.5 t | 24.3 t | 24.1 t | 33.8 t | 33.9 t | 26.9 t |
Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs. Car 5 has one single-arm pantograph.[1]
Interior edit
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with six-person seats between the doors, and two-person seats at the car ends.[1] Passenger information is provided by pairs of 17-inch (432 mm) LCD information screens above each doorway.[1]
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Interior view -
Priority seats -
Interior view showing 1,800 mm (70.9 in) wide doorway -
LCD passenger information display -
Driver's cab of the 15000 series
History edit
The first set was delivered from Hitachi's Kudamatsu factory in February 2010.[5]
The first 15000 series sets entered revenue service on 7 May 2010.[4]
Thirteen sets (15101 to 15113) were delivered by 2011, with a further three sets scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2016.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d 東京地下鉄15000系 [Tokyo Metro 15000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 50, no. 592. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. August 2010. pp. 70–75.
- ^ "Doors on new Tozai Line subway carriages to be extra wide to beat rush hour delays". The Mainichi Daily News. Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers Co. Ltd. 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Tokyo Metro news release: オールワイドドアの「15000系」新型車両を投入します (New 15000 series trains to be introduced with wide doors), 16 June 2009). Retrieved on 17 June 2009. (in Japanese)
- ^ a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 73. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
- ^ 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [New rolling stock delivery schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 311. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. March 2010. p. 125.
- ^ 東京メトロ15000系15114編成が甲種輸送される [Tokyo Metro 15000 series set 15114 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
External links edit
- Tokyo Metro 15000 series information (in Japanese)