Tokyo Metro 8000 series

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Tokyo Metro 8000 series
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A Hanzomon Line 8000 series
In service 1981–Present
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Refurbishment 2004–
Number built 190 vehicles (19 sets)
Number in service 190 vehicles (19 sets)
Formation 10 cars per trainset
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro
Depot(s) Saginuma
Line(s) served Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Car length 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)[1]
Width 2,830 mm (9 ft 3 in)[1]
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)[1]
Acceleration 3.3 km/h/s[1]
Deceleration 3.5 km/h/s (4.5 km/h/s for emergency brake)[1]
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC overhead
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 8000 series (東京地下鉄8000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 8000-kei?) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line in Tokyo, Japan. since 1981.[1]

A total of 190 cars (19 10-car sets) were built between 1980 and 1994 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation.[2]

Technical details

Original sets

  • Motor output: 160 kW
  • MT ratio: 6M4T
  • Total train power output: 3,840 kW
  • Control system: Chopper control

Refurbished (B-refurbishment) sets

  • Motor output: 165 kW
  • MT ratio: 5M5T
  • Total train power output: 3,300 kW
  • Control system: IGBT-VVVF control

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet of 19 ten-car sets consists of one unrefurbished set (8110) and eighteen refurbished sets formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Oshiage (northern) end.[3]

Original unrefurbished sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CT1 M1 M2' M1 Mc2 Tc1 T2' M1 M2 CT2
Numbering 8100 8200 8300 8400 8500 8600 8700 8800 8900 8000

Cars 2, 4, and 8 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.[3]

Refurbished sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CT1 M1 T3 M1 Mc2 Tc1 T2' M1 M2 CT2
Numbering 8100 8200 8300 8400 8500 8600 8700 8800 8900 8000

Cars 2, 4, and 8 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.[3]

Interior

Cars 3 and 9 in the refurbished sets have a wheelchair space.[3]

  • TokyoMetro-8000-interior.jpg

    Original style interior, February 2007

  • TokyoMetro-8000-renewal-interior.jpg

    Interior of a refurbished set, February 2007

  • Inside-Tokyometro8000info.jpg

    LED passenger information display

  • Inside-Tokyometro8000info-lcd.jpg

    LCD passenger information display (refurbished set), November 2010

History

The first 8000 series trains were introduced in 1981.[2]

From 2004, a programme of refurbishment commenced, with some sets receiving VVVF control and three-phase motors.[2] In February 2016, set 8114 received full-colour LED destination indicators.[4]

References

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