Tokyo Metro 15000 series
| Tokyo Metro 15000 series | |
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Set 15102 approaching Minami-Gyōtoku Station in October 2010
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| In service | May 2010–Present |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi |
| Built at | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi |
| Family name | Hitachi A-train |
| Constructed | 2010– |
| Number under construction | 30 vehicles (3 sets) |
| Number built | 130 vehicles (13 sets) |
| Number in service | 130 vehicles (13 sets) |
| Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | 51–63 |
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro |
| Depot(s) | Fukagawa Depot |
| Line(s) served | Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Toyo Rapid Railway Line, Chuo-Sobu Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Car length | 20,520 mm (67 ft 4 in) (end cars) 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars) |
| Width | 2,850 mm (9 ft 4 in) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
| Traction system | IGBT-VVVF |
| Acceleration | 3.3 km/h/s |
| Deceleration | 3.5 km/h/s (service), 5.0 km/h/s (emergency) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection method | overhead catenary |
| Bogies | FS778 |
| Safety system(s) | CS-ATC, ATS-P |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Tokyo Metro 15000 series (東京地下鉄15000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 15000-kei?) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.
Based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 05 series (13th batch) and Tokyo Metro 10000 series trains, the 15000 series trains have 500 mm (20 in) wider doors (1,800 mm (71 in) as opposed to 1,300 mm (51 in)) to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods.
Exterior view at Fukagawa Depot in April 2010
The 15000 series trains are used on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line inter-running services, to and from Mitaka on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line in the west, Tōyō-Katsutadai on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line and Tsudanuma on the Chuo-Sobu Line in the east.
As of 1 April 2016[update], the fleet consists of 13 ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 63, and formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Funabashi (west) end.
Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs. Car 5 has one single-arm pantograph.
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with six-person seats between the doors, and two-person seats at the car ends. Passenger information is provided by pairs of 17-inch LCD information screens above each doorway.
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