The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, since November 2010.
Operations The 16000 series sets are used on the following lines. Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Odakyu Odawara Line ( – ) Odakyu Tama Line ( – ) Joban Line ( – )
Design The 16000 series uses Toshiba-branded synchronous motors with permanent magnets, offering 10% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 10000 series trains.
The first 12 sets were manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture, but sets 16113 to 16128 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Sets from 16106 onward feature a modified front end design with the emergency door offset to the left-hand side away from the driver's position.
Sets 16117 onward feature wheelchair spaces in all cars, and use LED lighting throughout.
Formation , the fleet consists of 37 ten-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Yoyogi-Uehara (south) end. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CT1 M' T M Tc1 Tc2 M T' M' CT2 Numbering 16100 16200 16300 16400 16500 16600 16700 16800 16900 16000 Capacity 143 154 143 Weight (t) 27.9 33.5 26.5 33.6 28.7 28.0 33.6 26.7 33.5 27.8
Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each have one single-arm pantograph.
Interior
History The first 16000 series set was delivered in early August 2010. The type entered service on 4 November 2010.
In May 2011, the 16000 series was awarded the 2011 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.
In April 2012, car 8 (16807) of set 16107 was experimentally fitted with LED interior lighting replacing the normal fluorescent tubes used.
The final set on order, 16137, entered service in October 2017.
Fleet details Official delivery dates as follows.
Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered 16101 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 2010 16102 16103 16104 16105 16106 16107 16108 16109 16110 16111 16112 16113 Hitachi 16114 16115 1 June 2012 16116 15 June 2012 16117 13 September 2015 16118 25 September 2015 16119 27 October 2015 16120 27 November 2015 16121 18 December 2015 16122 29 January 2016 16123 23 March 2016 16124 8 April 2016 16125 13 May 2016 16126 3 June 2016 16127 15 July 2016 16128 26 August 2016 16129 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 24 June 2016 16130 5 August 2016 16131 23 September 2016 16132 10 February 2017 16133 3 March 2017 16134 2017 16135 2017 16136 2017 16137 2017
References
External links
Tokyo Metro 16000 series information