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.
Design
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]
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
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]
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
Set 15111 being delivered in June 2011
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
^ abcd 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.
^ abc 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 73. ISBN978-4-330-70116-5.
^ 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.