The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.
Design Based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 05 series (13th batch) and Tokyo Metro 10000 series trains, the 15000 series trains have wider doors ( as opposed to ) to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods. Tokyo Metro news release: オールワイドドアの「15000系」新型車両を投入します (New 15000 series trains to be introduced with wide doors), 16 June 2009). Retrieved on 17 June 2009.
Operations The 15000 series trains are used on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line inter-running services, to and from on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line in the west, on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line and on the Chuo-Sobu Line in the east. The 15000 series trains replaced the first batch of the 05 series trains, which have been in service since 1988.
Formation , the fleet consists of 13 ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 63, and formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Funabashi (west) end.
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Designation CT1 M1' M2 T Mc1 Tc T' M1 M2' CT2 Numbering 15100 15200 15300 15400 15500 15600 15700 15800 15900 15000 Capacity 143 155 154 155 143 Weight 26.9 t 33.6 t 34.0 t 24.3 t 32.5 t 24.3 t 24.1 t 33.8 t 33.9 t 26.9 t
Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs. Car 5 has one single-arm pantograph.
Interior Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with six-person seats between the doors, and two-person seats at the car ends. Passenger information is provided by pairs of 17-inch LCD information screens above each doorway.
History
The first set was delivered from Hitachi's Kudamatsu factory in February 2010.
The first 15000 series sets entered revenue service on 7 May 2010.
Thirteen sets (15101 to 15113) were delivered by 2011, with a further three sets scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2016.
References
External links
Tokyo Metro 15000 series information