Tokyo Metro 03 series
An 03 series train on the Tobu Nikko Line in December 2018
In service1988–February 2020
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
ReplacedTRTA 3000 series (Tokyo Metro)
Nagaden 3500/3600 series (Nagaden)
Kumaden 6000 series (Kumaden)
Constructed1988–1994, 2001
Entered service1 July 1988
Scrapped2017–2020
Number built337 vehicles (42 sets)
Number in service6 vehicles (3 sets) on Kumamoto Dentetsu, and 3 vehicles (1 set) on Nagano Dentetsu
Number scrapped328 vehicles (+1 from accident damage)
SuccessorTokyo Metro 13000 series
Formation8 cars per trainset (Hibiya Line)
2 cars per trainset (Kumamoto Dentetsu)
3 cars per trainset (Nagano Dentetsu)
OperatorsEidan/TRTA (1988–2004)
Tokyo Metro (2004–2020)
Kumamoto Electric Railway (2019–)
Nagano Electric Railway (2020–)
DepotsSenju, Takenotsuka
Lines servedH Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line,
TS Tobu Skytree Line,
TN Tōbu Nikkō Line,
TY Tokyu Toyoko Line (until 2013)
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Width2.83 m (9 ft 3 in)
Height3.99 m (13 ft 1 in) (sets 01-25)
3.973 m (13 ft 0.4 in) (sets 26-42)
3.995 m (13 ft 1.3 in) (including pantograph)
Doors3 pairs per car,
5 pairs per car (cars 1,2,7,8)
Maximum speed110 km/h (68.4 mph)[1]
Weight21.9-32.7 t (chopper control),
21.3-31.0 t (VVVF)
Traction system4-quadrant GTO chopper
Variable frequency (IGBT)
Power output160 kW or 190 kW
TransmissionWestinghouse-Natal Drive;
Gear ratio: 5.73 : 1 (chopper control), 7.79 : 1 (VVVF)
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)[1]
Deceleration4 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)(service)
5 km/(h⋅s) (3.1 mph/s) (emergency)[1]
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead
Current collector(s)Lozenge-style pantograph
BogiesSS-111, SS-011 (chopper control),
SS-135, SS-035 (VVVF)
Braking system(s)Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes, regenerative braking
Safety system(s)WS-ATC, Tokyu CS-ATC/ATS, Tobu ATS
Coupling systemJanney coupler
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 03 series (東京メトロ03系, Tōkyō Metoro 03-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 42 eight-car trainsets were built, between 1988 and 1994, entering service on 1 July 1988.[2]

Operations

The 03 series trains operated on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, with through-running to and from the Tobu Skytree Line and before 2013, on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.

Formations

As of 1 April 2017, the fleet consisted of 40 eight-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Naka-Meguro (south) end.[3] Sets consisted of four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[3]

Car No. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Designation CT1 M1 M2 Tc Tc' M1 M2 CT2
Numbering 03-100 03-200 03-300 03-400 03-500 03-600 03-700 03-800

Withdrawal

The 03 series trains began to be replaced by new 13000 series trains from 25 March 2017.[4] The first set to be withdrawn, set 14, was removed for scrapping in February 2017.[5]

The 03 series was fully retired from the Hibiya Line on 28 February 2020 with no fanfare; Tokyo Metro cited the inconvenience created from the crowding of train enthusiasts during the farewell event for the 6000 series as the main reason for this decision.[6]

Resale

Kumamoto Electric Railway

Three former 03 series EMUs were resold for use by the Kumamoto Electric Railway in Kumamoto Prefecture between 2018 and 2020.[7] They entered service on 4 April 2019.

Nagano Electric Railway

On 31 January 2020, Nagano Electric Railway announced the second-hand purchase of a few 03 series units, which would be redesignated as the 3000 series. They're intended to replace the older 3500 series (ex-TRTA 3000 series, themselves too ex-Hibiya Line stock) which currently form the backbone of local service rolling stock on the railway.[8]

Hokuriku Railway

Hokuriku Railway plans to buy a total of five 03 series sets for use on the Asanogawa Line. The first two sets arrived at the railway's depot on 11 January 2020.

Gallery

Interior

Underside equipment

References

  1. ^ a b c The 地下鉄 [The Subway]. Japan: Sansuisha. 2004. p. 31. ISBN 978-4-06-366218-4.
  2. ^ 日本の地下鉄 [Subways of Japan] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 April 2013. p. 11. ISBN 978-4-86320-701-1.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ 東京メトロ13000系が本格的な営業運転を開始 [Tokyo Metro 13000 series began full-scale commercial operation]. railf.jp (in Japanese). Railway Fan. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ 東京メトロ03系が北館林まで廃車回送される [Tokyo Metro 03 series sent to Kitatatebayashi for scrapping]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "東京メトロ日比谷線03系電車が引退 イベントもなく 営団地下鉄で初の新製冷房車". 乗りものニュース. 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ 中古車両、熊本電鉄で「第二の人生」５車種すべて移籍組 東京メトロの３編成導入へ [Old rolling stock to spend new life, 5 different types already transferred, 3 Tokyo Metro trains to be introduced] (in Japanese). Japan: Nishinippon Shimbun. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ "新型通勤車両の導入について 鉄道". Nagano Electric Railway.

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