Kyoto_Municipal_Subway_10_series

Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series

Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series

Japanese train type


The Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series (京都市交通局10系電車), is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Kyoto Municipal Subway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1981.

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Overview

The 10 series was introduced in 1981 with nine four-car sets built to coincide with the opening of the Karasuma Line between Kyoto and Kitaoji stations.[2] By 1997, the line was extended south to Takeda Station and north to Kokusaikaikan Station. These extensions were accompanied by an additional 84 cars spread over five batches.[1]

Formations

Four-car sets

Nine four car sets were introduced for the opening of the initial section on the Karasuma Line between Kyōto Station and Kitaōji Station in May 1981.[2]

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Six-car sets

Starting from the third batch in 1988, all trains were lengthened to six-car trains. This was done to supplement the opening of an extension between Kyoto Station and Takeda Station.[3]

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Interior

The interior consists of longitudinal seating throughout.

Disposal

Set 1806 was scrapped in 2020.[4] The remaining eight earlier-batch sets are set to undergo replacement as newer Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series trains enter service.[5]


References

  1. 私鉄車両編成表 [Private railway vehicle organization table] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. 2012. ISBN 978-4330299112.
  2. 竹田, 昭三 (September 1981). "京都市営地下鉄烏丸線の概要" [Overview of Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line]. Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 394.
  3. 藤井, 信夫 (May 1989). "各社別車両情勢" [Vehicle situation by each company]. Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 512: 142.
  4. "地下鉄烏丸線車両廃車処理業務仕様書" [Subway Karasuma Line vehicle scrap disposal business specification] (PDF). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau Rapid Transit department Railway Vehicle Division (in Japanese). 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. "京都市交烏丸線20系,3月26日から営業運転を開始" [Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line 20 series, commercial operation started from March 26]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

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