Tōkyō Metro 10000 series

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Tōkyō Metro 10000 series
10000 series set 10101 at Shinkiba depot, December 2006

In service	2006 - Present
Manufacturer	Hitachi
Family name	A-train
Number built	Under Delivery
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Operator	Tokyo Metro
Lines served	Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Tōbu Tōjō Main Line, Seibu Yūrakuchō Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (from 2008)
Specifications
Car body	Aluminium
Car length	20 m
Maximum speed	100 km/h (service) 120 km/h (design)
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (4.5 km/h/s for emergency brake)
Gauge	1,067 mm
Voltage	1,500 V DC overhead

The 10000 series (東京地下鉄10000系電車 Tōkyō Metoro 10000 kei densha) is an EMU which operates on the Yūrakuchō subway line of Tōkyō Metro (formerly known as "Eidan").

1 Body
2 Lines
3 History
4 Technical details

[edit] Body

The trains are manufactured by Hitachi with aluminium bodies to its "A-train" concept.

The 10000 series is the first new model to be built for Tokyo Metro following privatization. The front design is based on that of the 300 series trains, which were the first trains used on the Marunouchi Line [1]. The train whistles also use the same type as the old train used on the Ginza Line. On set numbers 10105 onward, built from 2007, the gold colour line was omitted on the front ends.

[edit] Lines

The fleet of 10-car sets currently operates on the Yūrakuchō Line, including inter-running services over the Tōbu Tōjō Main Line between Wakōshi Station and Kawagoeshi Station, and also services over the Seibu Yūrakuchō and Ikebukuro Lines between Kotake-mukaihara Station and Hannō Station.

The type is also intended to be used on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line when it opens in 2008, and the current 10-car trains are designed to allow two intermediate cars (cars 4 and 5) to be removed easily to create 8-car sets when through-running commences to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line later on.

[edit] History

The first set was delivered in May 2006, and entered service on the Yūrakuchō Line and Tōbu Line in September 2006. 10000 series sets entered service on the Seibu Line in February 2007.