The is a Japanese DC commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services. Introduced into service on 25 March 2017, a total of 44 seven-car sets were built by Kinki Sharyo between 2016 and 2020 to replace the 03 series fleet.
Overview A total of 44 seven-car 13000 series trains (294 vehicles) replaced the 03 series EMUs used on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services. Due to the effective length of the new trains which have long cars instead of the long cars of the 03 series, new sets were formed of seven cars instead of the previous eight cars per set. A unified door arrangement with four pairs per side instead of the mixture of three and five pairs per side on the 03 series trains allows the platform edge doors to be installed at Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line stations once the older train fleets have been replaced. The trains use permanent-magnet synchronous motors, offering 25% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 03 series trains.
Formation The 13000 series trains are formed as seven-car sets, as shown below, with car 1 at the (northern) end. Each car is motored, with only the outer axle on each bogie motored.
Car No. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Designation CM1 M1 M2 M3 M2' M1' CM2 Numbering 13100 13200 13300 13400 13500 13600 13000 Weight (t) 35.0 33.4 33.6 35.4 33.3 33.5 34.9 Capacity (total/seated) 140/45 151/51 151/51 151/51 151/51 151/51 140/45
Car 4 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 2 and 6 each have one.
Interior Internally, the trains use LED lighting throughout. Three 17-inch LCD passenger information displays are provided above each doorway, with information given in four languages (Japanese, Chinese, English, Korean). Seating consists of longitudinal bench seats throughout, with a seat width of per person, an increase of over the seats of the 03 series. Areas for wheelchairs and pushchairs are provided at one end of each car.
History
Tokyo Metro announced its plans to introduce a new fleet of trains with long cars and four sets of doors per side on each car in April 2014, jointly with Tobu Railway. Details of the new 13000 series trains on order were officially announced on 17 June 2015, together with details of the Tobu 70000 series to be introduced around the same time. The entire fleet of 44 trains (308 vehicles) is scheduled to be delivered between fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2020.
The first set, 13101, was delivered from the Kinki Sharyo factory in Osaka to Tokyo Metro's depot at in June 2016, and was officially revealed to the media on 31 August 2016.
The trains entered full revenue service on 25 March 2017.
Build histories The delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below.
Set No. Date delivered 13101 6 December 2016 13102 4 January 2017 13103 27 April 2017 13104 14 May 2017 13105 31 May 2017 13106 17 June 2017 13107 4 July 2017 13108 21 July 2017 13109 7 August 2017 13110 24 August 2017 13111 10 September 2017 13112 27 September 2017 13113 14 October 2017 13114 31 October 2017 1311517 November 2017 131164 December 2017 13117 12 April 2018 13118 29 April 2018 1311916 May 2018 131207 June 2018 1312119 July 2018 1312231 August 2018 1312327 September 2018 1312418 October 2018 131254 November 2018 1312621 November 2018 131278 December 2018 1312826 December 2018 1312923 January 2019 1313025 April 2019 1313112 May 2019 131326 June 2019 1313321 June 2019 1313410 July 2019 1313527 July 2019 1313615 August 2019 131371 September 2019 131384 October 2019 1313924 October 2019 1314014 November 2019 131411 December 2019 1314218 December 2019 1314322 April 2020 1314413 May 2020
References
External links
Official press release Kinki Sharyo press release