The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, between 1974 and 2022, and by KAI Commuter in Jakarta, Indonesia, since 2010 until 2025. The design is based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 6000 series trains used on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.
Operations 7000 series trainsets operated on the following lines.
Tokyo Metro (1974–2022)
KAI Commuter (2010–2025) KAI Commuter Bogor Line
Formations
, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets and 15 eight-car sets, formed as shown below with car 1 at the northern end.
10-car sets Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CT2 M1 M2 M1 Tc2 Tc1 M2' M1 T2 CT1 Numbering 7000 7900 7800 7700 7600 7500 7400 7300 7200 7100 only 7102F Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CM2 M1 T2 Tc2 M2 M1 Tc1 M2' M1 CT1 Numbering 7002 7902 7202 7602 7802 7702 7502 7402 7302 7102 Cars 2, 4, and 8 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. Car 9 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car.
8-car sets Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Designation CT2 M2 M1 Tc2 Tc1 M2 M1 CT1 Numbering 7000 7800 7900 7200 7500 7400 7300 7100 Cars 3 and 7 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. Car 7 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car.
Interior Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Cars 2 and 9 in the ten-car sets and cars 2 and 7 in the eight-car sets each have a wheelchair space. Priority seating is provided at the end of each car.
History
The 7000 series was introduced into service on 30 October 1974, when the Yurakucho Line first opened. Its design is derived from that of the 6000 series developed for the Chiyoda Line. They were initially formed as five-car sets, but after the Yurakucho Line was extended to in 1983, the 7000 series sets were formed as ten-car sets. By 1989, 340 vehicles were built, which were formed into 34 ten-car sets.
Refurbishment Between 2007 and 2009, the 7000 series fleet was refurbished coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services. The sets were fitted with new driver's cabs, CCTV equipment, updated traction and braking systems, automatic train operation, and other miscellaneous technical improvements. Some sets were also shortened to eight cars. The sets were also reliveried with brown, gold, and white stripes coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services. They originally sported a yellow bodyside line when used primarily on Yurakucho Line services.
Withdrawal After the refurbishment programme, a significant portion of the 7000 series fleet was withdrawn; four of these sets were shipped to Indonesia in 2010.
In 2020, Tokyo Metro unveiled the 17000 series, which replaced the remaining 7000 series sets by April 2022.
As of September 2023, ten-car set 7101 is preserved at Shin-Kiba Depot. However, in November 2025, cars 7201 to 7001 were scrapped due to their poor conditions. As a result, only car 7101 was preserved.
Overseas operations
Four 7000 series ten-car sets (7117, 7121, 7122, and 7123) were shipped to Indonesia in 2010 for use on suburban services operated by KAI Commuter (formerly "KA Commuter Jabodetabek" or "KRL Jabodetabek") in Jakarta. The four sets were reduced to eight-car formations and are formed as follows, based at Depok Depot.
On 11 November 2025, the 7000 series officially retired after KAI Commuter, together with IRPS (Indonesian Railway Preservation Society), held a last run event alongside the 203 series and Tokyu 8500 series at Jakarta Kota station.
7100 (CT1) 7200 (T2) 7300 (M1) 7400 (M2') 7500 (Tc1) 7600 (Tc2) 7900 (M1) 7000 (CM2) 7117 7217 7317 7417 7517 7617 7917 7017 7121 7221 7321 7421 7521 7621 7921 7021 7122 7222 7322 7422 7522 7622 7922 7022 7123 7223 7323 7423 7523 7623 7923 7023
The two M1 cars in each set are equipped with two pantographs.
Accidents and incidents
2013 Bintaro train crash: On 9 December 2013, set 7121 (KRL 1131) collided with a Pertamina fuel truck at a level crossing at the Bintaro Permai intersection on the Rangkasbitung Line near Bintaro, South Tangerang, Indonesia, leading to 7 deaths and 45 injuries. The front two carriages of set 7121 as well as the tank truck were both destroyed in the ensuing fire. Set 7121 was retired and scrapped in December 2014.
References
External links
Tokyo Metro 7000 series information