Tokyo_Metro_8000_series

Tokyo Metro 8000 series

Tokyo Metro 8000 series

Electric multiple unit train type operated in Japan


The Tokyo Metro 8000 series (東京メトロ8000系, Tōkyō Metoro 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]

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

Technical details

The train shares some design similarities with the earlier Tokyo Metro 6000 series on the Chiyoda Line and the Tokyo Metro 7000 series on the Fukutoshin Line, mainly the asymmetrical front and bodyshell with some cosmetic changes.

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 2016, all of the 19 ten-car sets are refurbished formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Oshiage (northern) end.[3]

Original unrefurbished sets

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

Refurbished sets

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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]

Underside Equipment

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]

Withdrawal

The 8000 series trains began to be replaced by new 18000 series trains from 7 August 2021. The first set to be withdrawn, set 8107, was removed for scrapping on 9 August 2021. [5]


References

  1. The 地下鉄 [The Subway] (in Japanese). Japan: Sansuisha. 29 September 2004. p. 40. ISBN 978-4-06-366218-4.
  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.
  5. "8000系8107F 廃車回送" [8000 series 8107F scrap car transfer]. 2nd-train.net (in Japanese). 2nd-train. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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