Tokyo Metro 15000 series

Tokyo Metro 15000 series

Set 15102 approaching Minami-Gyōtoku Station, October 2010
In service May 2010–Present
Manufacturer Hitachi
Family name A-train
Constructed 2010–2011
Number under construction 70 vehicles (7 sets)
Number built 60 vehicles (6 sets) (as of 31 December 2010)
Number in service 60 vehicles (6 sets)
Formation 10 cars per trainset
Operator Tokyo Metro
Line(s) served Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium alloy
Car length 20,520 mm (end cars), 20,000 mm (intermediate cars)
Width 2,850 mm
Doors 4 pairs per side
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)
Acceleration 3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration 3.5 km/h/s (service), 5.0 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method overhead catenary
Bogies FS778
Safety system(s) CS-ATC, ATS-P
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 15000 series (東京地下鉄15000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 15000-kei?) is an electric multiple unit type operated by Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.[1] Thirteen 10-car sets are scheduled to be delivered by fiscal 2011.[2]

Contents

Design

Based on the earlier Tōzai Line 05 series 13th batch and Yūrakuchō Line 10000 series trains, the new trains will have 500 mm wider doors (1,800 mm as opposed to 1,300 mm) to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods.[1][2]

Formation

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 143 155 154 154 154 154 154 154 155 143
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.[3]

Interior

History

The first set was delivered from Hitachi's Kudamatsu factory in February 2010.[4]

The first 15000 series sets entered revenue service on 7 May 2010.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20100406p2a00m0na009000c.html. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 
  2. ^ a b 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. (Japanese)
  3. ^ "東京地下鉄15000系 [Tokyo Metro 15000 series]". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha) 50 (592): p.70–75. August 2010. 
  4. ^ "甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [New rolling stock delivery schedule]". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 39 (311): p.125. March 2010. 
  5. ^ "東京メトロ15000系が営業運転を開始 [Tokyo Metro 15000 series enters revenue service]" (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine. Koyusha Co., Ltd. 7 May 2010. http://railf.jp/news/2010/05/08/060400.html. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 

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