Tokyo Metro 8000 series
| Tokyo Metro 8000 series | |
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A Hanzomon Line 8000 series
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| In service | 1981–Present |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Refurbishment | 2004– |
| Number built | 190 vehicles (19 sets) |
| Number in service | 190 vehicles (19 sets) |
| Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro |
| Depot(s) | Saginuma |
| Line(s) served | Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Car length | 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2,830 mm (9 ft 3 in) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
| Traction system | IGBT-VVVF |
| Acceleration | 3.3 km/h/s |
| Deceleration | 3.5 km/h/s (4.5 km/h/s for emergency brake) |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Tokyo Metro 8000 series (東京地下鉄8000系 Tōkyō Chikatetsu 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.
A total of 190 cars (19 10-car sets) were built between 1980 and 1994 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation.
It 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.
As of 1 April 2015[update], the fleet of 19 ten-car sets consists of one unrefurbished set (8110) and eighteen refurbished sets formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Oshiage (northern) end.
Cars 2, 4, and 8 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.
Cars 2, 4, and 8 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.
Cars 3 and 9 in the refurbished sets have a wheelchair space.
Original style interior, February 2007
Interior of a refurbished set, February 2007
LED passenger information display
LCD passenger information display (refurbished set), November 2010
The first 8000 series trains were introduced in 1981.
From 2004, a programme of refurbishment commenced, with some sets receiving VVVF control and three-phase motors. In February 2016, set 8114 received full-colour LED destination indicators.
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