Tokyo Metro 13000 series

The Tokyo Metro 13000 series (東京メトロ13000系, Tōkyō Metoro 13000-kei) is a Japanese DC commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services since 25 March 2017.

Tokyo Metro 13000 series
Set 13122 on the Tobu Skytree Line in September 2019
Manufacturer	Kinki Sharyo
Replaced	03 series
Constructed	2016-2020
Entered service	25 March 2017
Number built	308 vehicles (44 sets) (as of 25 April 2020)
Number in service	308 vehicles (44 sets)
Formation	7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	13101–13144
Capacity	1,035
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)	Senju, Takenotsuka
Line(s) served	H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, TS Tobu Skytree Line, TN Tōbu Nikkō Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,780 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Height	3,995 mm (13 ft 1.3 in)
Floor height	1,140 mm (3 ft 9 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Weight	33.3 - 35.4 t per car
Traction system	Mitsubishi-made VVVF (Set 13101~13121 : Si-IGBT device) (Set 13122~ : SiC-MOSFET device)
Traction motors	Toshiba-made permanent magnet synchronous motor
Power output	2,870 kW (205 kW x 2 per car)
Transmission	Westinghouse-Natal Drive; Gear ratio: 7.79 : 1
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.7 km/h/s (service) 4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead line
Current collection method	single-arm pantograph
Bogies	SC103
Braking system(s)	Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes, regenerative braking
Safety system(s)	New CS-ATC, Tobu ATS
Coupling system	Shibata
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Overview

A total of 44 seven-car 13000 series trains (294 vehicles) are scheduled to replace the 03 series EMUs used on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services.[1] The new trains have 20 m (65 ft 7 in) long cars instead of the 18 m (59 ft 1 in) long cars of the 03 series, and a unified door arrangement with four pairs per side instead of the mixture of three and five pairs per side on the 03 series trains.[1] This will allow platform edge doors to be installed at Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line stations once the older train fleets have been replaced.[1] The trains use PMSM (permanent magnet synchronous motors), offering 25% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 03 series trains.[1]

Formation

The 13000 series trains are formed as seven-car sets, as shown below, with car 1 at the Kita-Senju (northern) end.[1] Each car is motored, with only the outer axle on each bogie motored.[1]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	CM2	M1'	M2'	M3	M2	M1	CM1
Numbering	130xx	136xx	135xx	134xx	133xx	132xx	131xx
Weight (t)	35.0	33.4	33.6	35.4	33.3	33.5	34.9
Capacity (total/seated)	140/45	151/51	151/51	151/51	151/51	151/51	140/45

Car 4 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 2 and 6 each have one.[1]

Interior

Internally, the trains use LED lighting throughout. Three 17-inch LCD passenger information displays are provided above each doorway, with information given in four languages (Japanese, Chinese, English, Korean).[1] Seating consists of longitudinal bench seats throughout, with a seat width of 460 mm (18 in) per person (compared to 430 mm per person for the 03 series).[2] Areas for wheelchairs and pushchairs are provided at one end of each car.[2]

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  An interior view in January 2018
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  An area for wheelchairs and pushchairs in January 2018
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  LCD passenger information screens above a doorway in May 2017

History

The first set, 13101, on delivery in June 2016

Tokyo Metro announced its plans to introduce a new fleet of trains with 20 m long cars and four sets of doors per side on each car in April 2014, jointly with Tobu Railway.[3] Details of the new 13000 series trains on order were officially announced on 17 June 2015, together with details of the Tobu 70000 series to be introduced around the same time.[2] The entire fleet of 44 trains (308 vehicles) is scheduled to be delivered between fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2020.[1]

The first set, 13101, was delivered from the Kinki Sharyo factory in Osaka to Tokyo Metro's depot at Minami-Senju in June 2016,[4] and was officially revealed to the media on 31 August 2016.[5]

The trains entered full revenue service on 25 March 2017.[6]

Build histories

The manufacturers and delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below.[7]

Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
13101	Kinki Sharyo	5 December 2016[Note 1]
13102	Kinki Sharyo	3 January 2017
13103	Kinki Sharyo	27 April 2017[8]
13104	Kinki Sharyo	14 May 2017[8]
13105	Kinki Sharyo	31 May 2017[8]
13106	Kinki Sharyo	17 June 2017[8]
13107	Kinki Sharyo	4 July 2017[9]
13108	Kinki Sharyo	21 July 2017[9]
13109	Kinki Sharyo	7 August 2017[9]
13110	Kinki Sharyo	24 August 2017[9]
13111	Kinki Sharyo	10 September 2017[9]
13112	Kinki Sharyo	27 September 2017[9]
13113	Kinki Sharyo	11 September 2017[10]
13114	Kinki Sharyo	26 September 2017[11]
13115	Kinki Sharyo	1 October 2017[12]
13116	Kinki Sharyo
13117	Kinki Sharyo	28 March 2018[13]
13118	Kinki Sharyo	10 April 2018[14]
13119	Kinki Sharyo
13120	Kinki Sharyo
13121	Kinki Sharyo
13122	Kinki Sharyo
13123	Kinki Sharyo
13124	Kinki Sharyo
13125	Kinki Sharyo
13126	Kinki Sharyo
13127	Kinki Sharyo
13128	Kinki Sharyo
13129	Kinki Sharyo
13130	Kinki Sharyo
13131	Kinki Sharyo
13132	Kinki Sharyo
13133	Kinki Sharyo
13134	Kinki Sharyo
13135	Kinki Sharyo
13136	Kinki Sharyo
13137	Kinki Sharyo
13138	Kinki Sharyo
13139	Kinki Sharyo
13140	Kinki Sharyo
13141	Kinki Sharyo
13142	Kinki Sharyo
13143	Kinki Sharyo
13144	Kinki Sharyo

Notes

1. Official acceptance date.

References

1. 東京地下鉄13000系 [Tokyo Metro 13000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 667. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 2016. p. 73–75.
2. 東京メトロ13000系・東武70000系"日比谷線直通"新型車両の仕様が明らかに! [Tokyo Metro 13000 series and Tobu 70000 series - Details of new trains for Hibiya Line through services announced]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
3. Kurihara, Kageri (26 July 2014). 君は日比谷線の新型車両を知っているか 東京メトロと東武鉄道が2016年度から導入 [Do you know about the new trains for the Hibiya Line? To be introduced by Tokyo Metro and Tobu from 2016]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Japan: Toyo Keizai Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
4. 東京メトロ13000系第1編成が甲種輸送される [First Tokyo Metro 13000 series set delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
5. 東京メトロ、日比谷線の新型車両「13000系」公開…7両4ドアに統一へ [New Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line 13000 series train unveiled]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
6. 東京メトロ13000系が本格的な営業運転を開始 [Tokyo Metro 13000 series enters full revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
7. 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 70. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
8. 私鉄車両のうごき [Private railway rolling stock changes]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46 no. 402. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. October 2017. p. 127.
9. 私鉄車両のうごき [Private railway rolling stock changes]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 47 no. 405. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. January 2018. p. 104.
10. "東京メトロ13000系第13編成が甲種輸送される｜鉄道ニュース｜2017年9月11日掲載｜鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
11. "東京メトロ13000系第14編成が甲種輸送される｜鉄道ニュース｜2017年9月26日掲載｜鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
12. "東京メトロ13000系第15編成が甲種輸送される｜鉄道ニュース｜2017年10月1日掲載｜鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
13. "東京メトロ13000系第17編成が甲種輸送される｜鉄道ニュース｜2018年3月28日掲載｜鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
14. "東京メトロ13000系第18編成が甲種輸送される｜鉄道ニュース｜2018年4月10日掲載｜鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2018.

External links

• Official press release (in Japanese)
• Kinki Sharyo press release (in Japanese)