Tokyo Metro 06 series

Tokyo Metro 06 series
The 06 series train at Yoyogi-Uehara Station in February 2007
In service	1993 - 2015
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed	1992
Scrapped	September 2015[1]
Number built	1 set (10 vehicles)
Number in service	None
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	71
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)	Ayase
Line(s) served	Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Joban Line, Odakyu Odawara Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,865 mm (9 ft 4.8 in)
Height	4,140 mm (13 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)[2]
Traction system	IGBT-VVVF
Power output	3,280 kW
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s[2]
Deceleration	3.7 km/h/s (service) 4.7 km/h/s (emergency)[2]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead wire
Safety system(s)	CS-ATC, JR ATS, Odakyu ATS[2]
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 06 series (東京地下鉄06系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 06-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train formerly operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, from 1993 until 2015.^[2][3]

Operations

The 06 series set operated on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line services, with through running to and from Toride on the JR East Joban Line.

Formation

The sole 06 series set, numbered set 71, was based at Ayase Depot and is formed as shown below with four motored ("M") cars and six non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Yoyogi-Uehara (southern) end.^[4]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	CT1	M1	T	M2	Tc1	Tc2	M3	T'	M1	CT2
Numbering	06 101	06 201	06 301	06 401	06 501	06 601	06 701	06 801	06 901	06 001

Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each had one lozenge-type pantograph.^[4] Car 4 was designated as a mildy-air-conditioned car.^[4]

Interior

Cars 2 and 9 had wheelchair spaces.^[4]

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  Interior view in 2013 following the addition of stanchion poles along the seats

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  Priority seating and wheelchair space

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  Passenger information display above door

History

The 06 series set at Shinkiba Depot in September 2015 awaiting scrapping

Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries,^[5] the ten-car set was delivered in December 1992, and entered service in March 1993. From January 2015, the set was removed from regular service.^[3] It was moved to Shinkiba Depot in August 2015,^[3] where cutting up commenced in September 2015.^[6]

References

1. 私鉄車両のうごき [Private railway rolling stock changes]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 384. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. April 2016. p. 128.
2. The 地下鉄 [The Subway] (in Japanese). Japan: Sansuisha. 29 September 2004. p. 35. ISBN 4-06-366218-7.
3. 東京地下鉄06系、新木場へ [Tokyo Metro 06 series moved to Shinkiba]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
4. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 73. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
5. 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド　地下鉄・その他私鉄編 [Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Subway and Other Private Lines] (in Japanese). Japan: Futabasha. 23 July 2014. p. 42. ISBN 978-4-575-45450-5.
6. 東京メトロ06系の解体が始まる [Cutting up starts on Tokyo Metro 06 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

• Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 06 series information at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 February 2015) (Japanese)