The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Oedo Line in Tokyo, Japan. The first 12-600 series first entered service in 2012. A total of 22 eight-car sets were built from 2011 by Kawasaki and Nippon Sharyo.
Overview The 12-600 series sets were delivered from fiscal 2011. Broadly based on the earlier 12-000 series design (sets 16 to 53), these sets included a number of design improvements. The latest batch of sets entered service on 15 February 2019 and use a different headlamp setup, with a dual headlamp-taillamp fixture; as opposed to shield-beam headlamps as used on the first eight sets, these use LED fixtures.
As of 2018, ten sets are in service and are all based at Kiba Depot.
Formation The 12-600 sets are formed as shown below, with all cars motored. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Designation M2c M1 M2 M1 M1 M2 M1 M2c Numbering 12-6x1 12-6x2 12-6x3 12-6x4 12-6x5 12-6x6 12-6x7 12-6x8 Weight (t) 25.5 25.9 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.8 25.9 25.7 Capacity (total/seated) 90/36 100/44 100/44 100/40 100/40 100/44 100/44 90/36
Each M1 car is fitted with a single-arm pantograph. Car 5 is designated as a mildly-air-conditioned car.
Interior
Build history The 12-600 series fleet details are as shown below.
Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered 12-611 Kawasaki 20 November 2011 12-621 9 April 2012 12-631 Nippon Sharyo February 2015 12-641 March 2015 12-651 November 2015 12-661 12-671 May 2016 12-681 June 2016 12-691 Kawasaki 18 May 2018 12-701 12-711 12-721 12-731 12-741 12-751 12-761 12-771 12-781 12-791 12-801 22 September 2021 12-811 20 January 2022 12-821 29 July 2022
History The first 12-600 series set (cars 12-611 to 12-618) was delivered from the Kawasaki factory in Hyōgo Prefecture in August 2011. It entered service on 23 February 2012. On 30 March 2015, Toei Subway announced it had ordered a second batch of 12-600 series trains. On these trains, the magenta stripe is located at the height of the windows so it can be seen above the platform edge doors installed at every station. LCD information displays are provided above the doors. The trains entered service on 6 April 2015, with six units to be delivered by June 2016, replacing older 12-000 series trains.
11 additional 12-600 series trainsets (88 cars) were ordered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 2016. The first of these trains entered service in 2018, with four additional trainsets entering service per year until 2021.
References
External links
Nippon Sharyo 12-600 series information