Tokyo Metro 08 series

Tokyo Metro 08 series
Hanzomon Line 08 series
In service	2003 - Present
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Number built	60 vehicles (6 sets)
Number in service	60 vehicles (6 sets)
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	51-56
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)	Saginuma
Line(s) served	Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	19,820 mm (65 ft 0 in) (end cars) 19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,780 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Height	4,022 mm (13 ft 2 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system	IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric)
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (in service) 4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Bogies	ND730 (motored), ND730T (trailer)
Safety system(s)	ATC, Tobu ATS
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 08 series (東京地下鉄08系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 08-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line in Tokyo, Japan.

Introduced into service on 1 July 2003, a total of six trainsets consisting of 10 cars each were manufactured by Nippon Sharyo.

Formations

As of 1 April 2012, the fleet consisted of six 10-car sets, numbered 51 to 56, formed as shown below, with five motored (M) cars and five trailer (T) cars.^[1][2]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	CT1	M1	M2	T	Mc1	Tc	T'	M1	M2	CT2
Numbering	08-100	08-200	08-300	08-400	08-500	08-600	08-700	08-800	08-900	08-000
Weight (t)	23/7	31.3	32.1	21.6	30.8	21.5	21.5	31.3	32.1	23.7
Capacity (total/seated)	141/48	152/54	153/51	152/54	152/54	152/54	152/54	152/54	153/51	141/48

• Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs, and car 5 is fitted with one.^[1]

Interior

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  Interior view, February 2007

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  Wheelchair space

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  LED passenger information display

References

• 帝都高速度交通営団殿向半蔵門線０８系車両を納入, Nippon Sharyo Press Release, March 2003, retrieved 12 May 2007 (Japanese)

1. 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012]. Japan: JRR. July 2012. p. 73. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.
2. 営団地下鉄08系 [TRTA 08 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 503 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). March 2003. pp. 54–60.

External links

• Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line 08 series information (Japanese)
• Manufacturer's technical info
• Tokyo Metro 08 series (Japan Railfan Magazine Online) (Japanese)