The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) rubber-tyred metro train type operated by Sapporo Municipal Subway on the Tōhō Line in the city of Sapporo, Japan, since 8 May 2015.
Design The trains are built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe and have aluminium bodies.
Formations The 9000 series trains are formed as four-car sets as shown below, consisting of two motored intermediate cars and two non-powered driving trailer cars. The Tc1 car is at the Sakaemachi end.
Car No. 1 2 3 4 Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2 Numbering 9100 9200 9300 9800 Weight (t) 25.1 27.8 27.7 25.3 Capacity (total/seated) 121/40 137/48 137/48 121/40
The two intermediate motor cars each have one single-arm pantograph.
Interior Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating, with a wheelchair space in each car.
History The order for the fleet of new trains was placed with Kawasaki Heavy Industries in April 2013 at a cost of approximately 12 billion yen (excluding bogies and other equipment ordered separately), and the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014. It entered revenue service on 8 May 2015.
References
External links
Official press release (31 October 2014)