Tokyo Metro 8000 series
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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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Tokyo Metro 8000 series | |
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Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation |
Constructed | 1980–1994 |
Entered service | 1 April 1981 |
Refurbished | 2004–2015 |
Scrapped | 2021– |
Number built | 190 vehicles (19 sets) |
Number in service | 70 vehicles (7 sets) (as of 31 January 2023[update]) |
Number scrapped | 120 vehicles (12 sets) |
Successor | Tokyo Metro 18000 series |
Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
Capacity | 136 (48 seating) (end cars), 144/150 (51/54 seating) (intermediate cars) |
Operators | Tokyo Metro, previously TRTA |
Depots | Saginuma |
Lines served | Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, TS Tobu Skytree Line, TNTobu Nikkō Line, TI Tobu Isesaki 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] |
Height | 4,135 mm (13 ft 6.8 in) |
Doors | 4 per side |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph)[1] |
Weight | 318.1t (original), 294.8t (refurbished) |
Traction system | Chopper control, later changed to IGBT-VVVF |
Power output | 160 kW (original), 165 kW (refurbished) |
Transmission | Westinghouse Natal (WN) drive; Gear ratio: 5.73 : 1 |
Acceleration | 3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)[1] |
Deceleration | 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)(service) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)[1] |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead |
Bogies | SS-101, SS-035A |
Braking system(s) | Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking |
Safety system(s) | Tokyo Metro CS-ATC, Tokyu CS-ATC, Tobu ATS |
Coupling system | Janney coupler |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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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]