The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan from 1971 to 2018. A number of trainsets have been exported to Indonesia for use by Kereta Commuter Indonesia following their withdrawal in Japan, and are currently in use on the KRL Commuterline.
The trains have aluminium 4-door cars, and were used on the Chiyoda Line, as well as Odakyu Odawara Line, and Joban Line (all-stations "local" services). The sole three-car set was used on the Chiyoda Line Kita-Ayase branch line.
Fleet 6000: 1st prototype (1968) 6101: 2nd prototype (1969) 6102–6121: full production 1st–3rd full-production batch type 6122–6135: full production 4th–7th full-production batch type
, the remaining fleet still operating in Japan consisted of 2 ten-car sets (sets 02 and 30).
The 6000 series was scheduled for its final commercial operation on 13 October 2018. They were finally retired from service on 11 November 2018, after their final seasonal run. The last trainset retired was Set 30. It was shipped to Jakarta, Indonesia at the end of 2018.
Formations Trains are formed as follows, with car 1 at the southern end.
Set 01 Car no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CM1 M2 T1 Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2 M2 M1 CM2 Numbering 6101 6201 6701 6601 6301 6401 6501 6801 6901 6001
Cars 1 and 3 each have one lozenge-type pantograph, and cars 5 and 9 each have two.
Sets 02–21 Car no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CT1 M1 M2 Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2 T2 M1 CM2 Numbering 61xx 63xx 64xx 65xx 67xx 68xx 66xx 62xx 69xx 60xx
Cars 2, 5, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.
Sets 22–35 Car no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CT1 T2 M1 M2 Tc1 Tc2 M1 M2 M1 CT2 Numbering 61xx 62xx 63xx 64xx 65xx 66xx 67xx 68xx 69xx 60xx
Cars 3, 7, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.
Set 24 Car no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CT1 T2 M1 M2 Tc1 Tc2 M1 M2 M1 CT2 Numbering 6131 6224 6324 6424 6524 6624 6724 6824 6924 6024
Cars 3, 7, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.
Set 60 Car no. 1 2 3 Designation CT M1 CM2 Numbering 6000-1 6000-2 6000-3
Cars 1 and 2 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.
Interior
History
The TRTA 6000 series won the 1972 Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club.
Refurbishment The fleet was retro-fitted with air conditioning between 1988 and 1994. The fleet then underwent a programme of refurbishment between 1988 and 2007.
Retirement
The 6000 series trains entered service in 1971, and by the 2010s, Tokyo Metro thought they were becoming unreliable. As of 2018, they have been replaced by the 16000 series.
Resale to Indonesia
A number of 6000 series sets have been shipped to Kereta Commuter Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia, as listed below.
VVVF refurbished sets were shipped to Indonesia from 2016, with the first three sets arriving at the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta on 29 July 2016.
The earlier chopper-controlled sets run as eight-car formations, while the refurbished VVVF-controlled sets operate as ten-car formations. However, some sets are shortened to make it easier for repairs.
Set no. Date shipped 6101 2016 6105 2012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6106 September 2011 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6107 2012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6108 2016 6111 2012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6112 September 2011 6113 2012 6115 January 2011 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6116 2016 6117 2016 6118 2016 6119 2017 6120 2017 6121 6122 2018 6123 2012 6124 2017 Involved in an accident, unspoor at Depok Depot (cars 6124 & 6024) 6125 2012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6126 January 2011 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6127 2012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6129 2017 6130 2018 6131 2016 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 (Cars 6231-6031) 6132 2017 6133 2012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025 6134
Training set
The three-car prototype set 6000, used on the Kita-Ayase branch line until 2014, is used as a staff training unit at Shin-Kiba Depot in Koto, Tokyo.
Fleet history The individual set histories are as shown below.
Batch Set no. Manufacturer Build date Refurbishment date Withdrawal date Remarks 1st prototype 6000-1 Kisha Seizo 16 April 1968 - For training purposes only. 2nd prototype 6101 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 27 August 1969Cars 6501 to 6801 were built in February 1971. 28 January 1999 20 May 2016 Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 1st batch 6102 5 February 1971 17 July 1996 11 November 2018 Preserved in Kita-Ayase depot. Scrapped in November 2025 (6202-6002) 6103 - 26 September 2011 6104 9 August 1995 March 2016 6105 12 March 1971 - 10 September 2012 Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2025. 6106 Nippon Sharyo 5 February 1971 6 January 1998 9 September 2011 Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026 (6106) 6107 18 January 1991 30 January 2012 6108 Tokyu Car Corporation 12 March 1971 11 May 1998 21 June 2016 Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 6109 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 5 February 1971 April 1988 23 October 2015 6110 Kinki Sharyo 12 March 1971 - 1 October 2010 6111 Nippon Sharyo 5 February 1971 13 August 2012 Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2024. 6112 Kisha Seizo 12 March 1971 31 August 1990 8 September 2011 Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Cikaum in 2016. 6113 - 20 August 2012 2nd batch 6114 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 22 August 1972 25 November 1996 January 2016 6115 6 September 1972 - 20 January 2011 Shipped to Indonesia in 2011 Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2025. 6116 22 August 1972 9 November 1995 15 August 2016 Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 6117 Nippon Sharyo 6 September 1972 18 September 1998 27 June 2016 Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 6118 Tokyu Car Corporation 13 June 1997 29 August 2016 Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 6119 Kisha Seizo 22 August 1972 24 February 1997 30 January 2017 Shipped to Indonesia in 2017 3rd batch 6120 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 7 October 1977 29 August 1997 29 May 2017 Shipped to Indonesia in 2017 6121 Nippon Sharyo 21 September 1977 July 2000 21 April 2017 4th batch 6122 Kinki Sharyo 10 April 1981 30 March 2007 27 January 2018 Shipped to Indonesia in 2018 6123 Nippon Sharyo - 2 February 2012 Shipped to Indonesia 6124 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 15 May 1981 6 January 2004 10 April 2017 Shipped to Indonesia in 2017. Tc6124 scrapped in Depok Depot in 2026. Involved in a train crash. 6125 26 June 1981 - 17 February 2012 Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2024. 6126 Nippon Sharyo 31 July 1981 11 January 2011 6127 26 August 1981 17 September 2012 Shipped to Indonesia in 2012 Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026 6128 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 14 September 1981 17 June 2004 6 December 2015 5th batch 6129 Nippon Sharyo 24 November 1984 18 October 2006 10 July 2017 Shipped to Indonesia in 2017 6130 Kinki Sharyo 12 December 1984 21 November 2005 11 November 2018 Shipped to Indonesia in 2018 6131 Tokyu Car Corporation 11 January 1985 16 May 2005 10 October 2016 Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2025 (6231-6031) 6132 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 21 February 1985 17 May 2006 27 March 2017 Shipped to Indonesia in 2017 6th batch 6133 Kinki Sharyo 8 October 1988 - 3 September 2012 Shipped to Indonesia. Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026 6134 24 October 1988 27 August 2012 7th batch 6135 Tokyu Car Corporation 26 September 1990 12 December 2011
Related development
Both the Tokyo Metro 7000 series and the Tokyo Metro 8000 series were based on the 6000 series for the Yurakucho Line, Fukutoshin Line, and the Hanzomon Line. The cab car was inspired by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area, thus created the A-cars as the end cars only.
Gallery
References
External links
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 6000 series information