Tokyo Metro 8000 series

Tokyo Metro 8000 series
A Hanzomon Line 8000 series
In service	1981–Present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Refurbishment	2004–
Number built	190 vehicles (19 sets)
Number in service	190 vehicles (19 sets)
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)	Saginuma
Line(s) served	Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)[1]
Width	2,830 mm (9 ft 3 in)[1]
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)[1]
Traction system	IGBT-VVVF
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s[1]
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (4.5 km/h/s for emergency brake)[1]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 8000 series (東京地下鉄8000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 8000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line in Tokyo, Japan. since 1981.^[1]

A total of 190 cars (19 10-car sets) were built between 1980 and 1994 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation.^[2]

Technical details

Original sets

• Motor output: 160 kW
• MT ratio: 6M4T
• Total train power output: 3,840 kW
• Control system: Chopper control

Refurbished (B-refurbishment) sets

• Motor output: 165 kW
• MT ratio: 5M5T
• Total train power output: 3,300 kW
• Control system: IGBT-VVVF control

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet of 19 ten-car sets consists of one unrefurbished set (8110) and eighteen refurbished sets formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Oshiage (northern) end.^[3]

Original unrefurbished sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	CT1	M1	M2'	M1	Mc2	Tc1	T2'	M1	M2	CT2
Numbering	8100	8200	8300	8400	8500	8600	8700	8800	8900	8000

Cars 2, 4, and 8 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.^[3]

Refurbished sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	CT1	M1	T3	M1	Mc2	Tc1	T2'	M1	M2	CT2
Numbering	8100	8200	8300	8400	8500	8600	8700	8800	8900	8000

Cars 2, 4, and 8 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.^[3]

Interior

Cars 3 and 9 in the refurbished sets have a wheelchair space.^[3]

• 
  Original style interior, February 2007
• 
  Interior of a refurbished set, February 2007
• 
  LED passenger information display
• 
  LCD passenger information display (refurbished set), November 2010

History

The first 8000 series trains were introduced in 1981.^[2]

From 2004, a programme of refurbishment commenced, with some sets receiving VVVF control and three-phase motors.^[2] In February 2016, set 8114 received full-colour LED destination indicators.^[4]

References

1. The 地下鉄 [The Subway] (in Japanese). Japan: Sansuisha. 29 September 2004. p. 40. ISBN 4-06-366218-7.
2. 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. 28. ISBN 978-4-575-45450-5.
3. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 69. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
4. 東京メトロ8000系の行先表示器がフルカラーLED化される [Tokyo Metro 8000 receives full-colour LED destination indicators]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

External links

• Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line 8000 series information (Japanese)