Tokyo Metro 16000 series
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The is an electric multiple unit
type operated by Tokyo Metro
on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, since November 2010. A total of sixteen 10-car sets are on order.
trains.
Sets from 16106 onward feature a modified front end design with the emergency door offset to the left-hand side away from the driver's position.
Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each have one single-arm pantograph.
In May 2011, the 16000 series was awarded the 2011 Laurel Prize
, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
type operated by Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro
is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, since November 2010. A total of sixteen 10-car sets are on order.
Design
The 16000 series uses PMSM (permanent magnet synchronous motors), offering 10% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 10000 seriesTokyo Metro 10000 series
The is an electric multiple unit type which operates on the Yūrakuchō and Fukutoshin subway lines of Tokyo Metro in Japan.-Design:The trains are manufactured by Hitachi with aluminium bodies to its "A-train" concept....
trains.
Sets from 16106 onward feature a modified front end design with the emergency door offset to the left-hand side away from the driver's position.
Formation
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | CT1 | M' | T | M | Tc1 | Tc2 | M | T' | M' | CT2 |
| Numbering | 16100 | 16200 | 16300 | 16400 | 16500 | 16600 | 16700 | 16800 | 16900 | 16000 |
| Capacity | 143 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 143 |
| Weight (t) | 27.9 | 33.5 | 26.5 | 33.6 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 33.6 | 26.7 | 33.5 | 27.8 |
Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each have one single-arm pantograph.
History
The first 16000 series set was delivered in early August 2010. The type entered service on 4 November 2010.In May 2011, the 16000 series was awarded the 2011 Laurel Prize
Laurel Prize
The is an award presented annually in Japan since 1961 by the Japan Railfan Club. It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and voted by the selection committee as having the most outstanding functional and design features....
, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.