Tokyo Metro 7000 series
Tokyo Metro 7000 series | |
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In service | 1974–present |
Number built | 340 vehicles |
Formation | 8/10 cars per trainset |
Operator(s) |
Tokyo Metro KA Commuter Jabodetabek |
Line(s) served | Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tobu Tojo Line, Seibu Yūrakuchō Line, Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Car length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (on Yurakucho Line), 105 km/h (on Tobu Line), 110 km/h (on Tokyu line) |
Acceleration | 3.3 km/h/s |
Deceleration | 3.5 km/h/s (4.5 km/h/s for emergency brake) |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Tokyo Metro 7000 series (東京地下鉄7000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, since 1974.
Operations
7000 series trainsets operate on the following lines.[1]
- Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (10-car sets)
- Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (8/10-car sets)
- Tobu Tojo Line between Wakōshi and Shiki (8-car sets) or Kawagoeshi (10-car sets)
- Seibu Yūrakuchō Line
- Seibu Ikebukuro Line between Kotake-Mukaihara and Hannō
- Tokyu Toyoko Line (since 16 March 2013)
- Minatomirai Line (since 16 March 2013)
Formations
As of 1 April 2013, the fleet consists of six 10-cars sets and 15 eight-car sets. They are formed as shown below with car 1 at the northern end.[1]
10-car sets
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Designation | CT2 | M1 | M2 | M1 | Tc2 | Tc1 | M2' | M1 | T2 | CT1 |
Numbering | 7000 | 7900 | 7800 | 7700 | 7600 | 7500 | 7400 | 7300 | 7200 | 7100 |
- Cars 2, 4, and 8 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[1]
8-car sets
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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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.[1]
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Cars 2 and 9 in the 10-car sets and cars 2 and 7 in the 8-car sets each have a wheelchair space.[1] Priority seating is provided at the end of each car.[1]
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Interior of set 7105 which has received type B refurbishment
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Interior of set 7126
History
The sets originally sported a yellow bodyside line when used on Yurakucho Line services, but were gradually reliveried with brown, gold, and white stripes coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services.
Overseas operations
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Four 7000 series 10-car sets (7117, 7121, 7122, and 7123) were shipped to Indonesia in 2010 for use on suburban services operated by KRL Jabotabek (KCJ) in Jakarta.[2] The four sets were reduced to 8-car formations and are formed as follows, based at Depok Depot.[2]
7100 (CT1) | 7200 (T2) | 7300 (M1) | 7400 (M2') | 7500 (Tc1) | 7600 (Tc2) | 7900 (M1) | 7000 (CM2) |
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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.[2]
Accidents and incidents
On December 9, 2013, set 7121 (KRL 1131) collided with a Pertamina tank truck at a level crossing at Bintaro Permai intersection on the KCJ Jakarta - Tangerang line in 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.[3][4] As a result of the accident, set 7121 was finally scrapped.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 私鉄車両編成表 2013 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2013]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 30 July 2013. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-4-330-39313-1.
- 1 2 3 Saito, Miko (October 2013). インドネシアを走る日本の電車2013 [Japanese Trains Operating in Indonesia 2013]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 106–117.
- ↑ Seven people killed in accident collision of a tanker truck vs KRL
- ↑ KRL collision fatalities and increased tanker truck
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