Tokyo Metro 6000 series

Tokyo Metro 6000 series

A 6000 series train on the Odakyu Odawara Line, June 2006
In service 1971–Present
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizō, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Number built 36 sets (353 vehicles)
Formation 3/10 cars per trainset
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro KRL Jabodetabek
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 2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Maximum speed 80 km/h (Chiyoda Line), 90 km/h (Joban Line), 100 km/h (Odawara Line)
Traction system Chopper control
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC overhead
Braking system(s) Regenerative braking
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 6000 series (東京地下鉄6000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan since 1971.

The trains have 20 m aluminium 4-door cars, with chopper control and regenerative braking. They are used on the Chiyoda Line, Odakyu Odawara Line, and Joban Line (all-stations "local" services). The sole three-car set is used on the Chiyoda Line Kita-Ayase Branchline.

Fleet

As of 1 April 2014, the fleet consists of 19 10-car sets (01 to 32) and one three-car set (60).[1]

Formations

Trains are formed as follows, with car 1 at the southern end.[1]

Set 01

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CM1 M2 T1 Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2 M2 M1 CM2
Numbering 6101 6201 6701 6601 6301 6401 6501 6801 6901 6001

Cars 1 and 3 each have one lozenge-type pantograph, and cars 5 and 9 each have two.[1]

Sets 02-21

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CT1 M1 M2 Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2 T2 M1 CM2
Numbering 61xx 63xx 64xx 65xx 67xx 68xx 66xx 62xx 69xx 60xx

Cars 2, 5, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.[1]

Sets 22-35

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CT1 T2 M1 M2 Tc1 Tc2 M1 M2 M1 CT2
Numbering 61xx 62xx 63xx 64xx 65xx 66xx 67xx 68xx 69xx 60xx

Cars 3, 7, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.[1]

Set 60

Car No. 1 2 3
Designation CT M1 CM2
Numbering 6000-1 6000-2 6000-3

Cars 1 and 2 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.[1]

History

Set 10 in 1985 before the retro-fitting of air-conditioning

Refurbishment

Refurbishment of the fleet started in 1988.

Resale to Indonesia

Set 6115 operated by KRL Jabotabek in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 2011

A number of 6000 series sets have been sold to KRL Jabotabek in Jakarta, Indonesia, as listed below.

Set No. Date shipped
6105 2012[2]
6106 September 2011[3]
6107 2012[4]
6111 2012[2]
6112 September 2011[3]
6113 2012[2]
6115 January 2011[3]
6123 2012[4]
6125 2012[4]
6126 January 2011[3]
6127 2012[2]
6133 2012[2]
6134 2012[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "私鉄車両のうごき" [Private Rail Rolling Stock Changes]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 345 (Japan: Kotsu Shimbun). January 2013. p. 127.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "千代田線6000系、さらに6106・6112編成がインドネシアへ" [Chiyoda Line 6000 series to Indonesia]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52 no. 609 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). January 2012. p. 17４.
  4. 1 2 3 "私鉄車両のうごき" [Private Rail Rolling Stock Changes]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 339 (Japan: Kotsu Shimbun). July 2012. p. 127.

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