Tokyo Metro 7000 series

Tokyo Metro 7000 series
Set 7104 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in March 2021
In service1974–2022 (Japan)
2010–present (Indonesia)
Manufacturer
Constructed1974–1989
Entered service30 October 1974
Refurbished2007–2009
Scrapped2007–2009, 2021–2022
Number built340 vehicles (34 10-car sets)
Number in service0 vehicles (Japan)
16 vehicles (2 sets) (Indonesia)
Number scrapped138 vehicles (Japan)
16 vehicles (2 sets) (Indonesia)
SuccessorTokyo Metro 17000 series, Tokyo Metro 10000 series
Formation8/10 cars per trainset (Japan) and 8 cars per trainset (Indonesia)
Capacity136 (48 seating) (end cars), 144 (51/54 seating) (intermediate cars)
OperatorsTokyo Metro
KAI Commuter
DepotsWakoshi (Japan) and Depok (KAIC)
Lines servedCurrent:
KAI Commuter Bogor Line
Former:
Japan:
Indonesia:
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Width2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height4.145 m (13 ft 7.2 in)
Maximum speedJapan:
80 km/h (50 mph) (on Yurakucho Line), 100 km/h (62 mph) (on Tobu Line)
Indonesia:
70 km/h (43 mph) (on most lines)
Traction systemChopper control, IGBT-VVVF
Power output160 kW or 165 kW, previously 150 kW
TransmissionWestinghouse-Natal Drive;
Gear ratio: 6.53 : 1
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead
BogiesFS-388, FS-388, FS-515
Braking system(s)Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking
Safety system(s)New CS-ATC, ATO, ATC-P, T-DATC, Tobu ATS, Seibu ATS
Coupling systemShibata coupler
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 7000 series (東京メトロ7000系, Tōkyō Metoro 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, between 1974 and 2022, and by KAI Commuter in Jakarta, Indonesia, since 2010. The design is based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 6000 series trains used on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

Operations

7000 series trainsets operated on the following lines.[1]
Tokyo Metro (1974–2022)

KAI Commuter (2010–present)

Formations

8-car set 7130 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line in August 2019

As of 1 April 2017, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets and 15 eight-car sets, formed as shown below with car 1 at the northern end.[1]

10-car sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CT2 M1 M2 M1 Tc2 Tc1 M2' M1 T2 CT1
Numbering 7000 7900 7800 7700 7600 7500 7400 7300 7200 7100

only 7102F[citation needed]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation CM2 M1 T2 Tc2 M2 M1 Tc1 M2' M1 CT1
Numbering 7002 7902 7202 7602 7802 7702 7502 7402 7302 7102
  • Cars 2, 4, and 8 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[1]
  • Car 9 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car.[1]

8-car sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation CT2 M2 M1 Tc2 Tc1 M2 M1 CT1
Numbering 7000 7800 7900 7200 7500 7400 7300 7100
  • Cars 3 and 7 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[1]
  • Car 7 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Cars 2 and 9 in the ten-car sets and cars 2 and 7 in the eight-car sets each have a wheelchair space.[1] Priority seating is provided at the end of each car.[1]

  • Interior of set 7105 which has received type B refurbishment
    Interior of set 7105 which has received type B refurbishment
  • Interior of set 7126
    Interior of set 7126

History

7000 series set 7134 in original Yurakucho Line livery on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in March 2008

The 7000 series was introduced into service on 30 October 1974, when the Yurakucho Line first opened.[3] Its design is derived from that of the 6000 series developed for the Chiyoda Line.[4] They were initially formed as five-car sets, but after the Yurakucho Line was extended to Chikatetsu-narimasu in 1983, the 7000 series sets were formed as ten-car sets. By 1989, 340 vehicles were built, which were formed into 34 ten-car sets.[4]

Refurbishment

Between 2007 and 2009, the 7000 series fleet was refurbished coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services.[4] The sets were fitted with new driver's cabs, CCTV equipment, updated traction and braking systems, automatic train operation, and other miscellaneous technical improvements. Some sets were also shortened to eight cars.[5] The sets were also reliveried with brown, gold, and white stripes coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services.[5] They originally sported a yellow bodyside line when used primarily on Yurakucho Line services.[4]

Withdrawal

After the refurbishment programme, a significant portion of the 7000 series fleet was withdrawn;[4] four of these sets were shipped to Indonesia in 2010.[6]

In 2020, Tokyo Metro unveiled the 17000 series,[7] which replaced the remaining 7000 series sets by April 2022.[8]

Overseas operations

A 7000 series set 7117 operated in Jakarta, Indonesia
Set 7122 with new livery arriving Jakarta Kota Station.

Four 7000 series ten-car sets (7117, 7121, 7122, and 7123) were shipped to Indonesia in 2010 for use on suburban services operated by KAI Commuter (formerly "KA Commuter Jabodetabek" or "KRL Jabodetabek") in Jakarta.[6] The four sets were reduced to eight-car formations and are formed as follows, based at Depok Depot.[6]

7100 (CT1) 7200 (T2) 7300 (M1) 7400 (M2') 7500 (Tc1) 7600 (Tc2) 7900 (M1) 7000 (CM2)
7117 7217 7317 7417 7517 7617 7917 7017
7121 7221 7321 7421 7521 7621 7921 7021
7122 7222 7322 7422 7522 7622 7922 7022
7123 7223 7323 7423 7523 7623 7923 7023

The two M1 cars in each set are equipped with two pantographs.[6]

Accidents and incidents

Set 7021 in Cikaum Station. This set is no longer in operation due to damage from colliding with a Pertamina fuel truck, known as the 2013 Bintaro train crash.

2013 Bintaro train crash: On 9 December 2013, set 7121 (KRL 1131) collided with a Pertamina fuel truck at a level crossing at the Bintaro Permai intersection on the Rangkasbitung Line near Bintaro, South Tangerang, Indonesia, leading to 7 deaths and 45 injuries. The front two carriages of set 7121 as well as the tank truck were both destroyed in the ensuing fire.[9] Set 7121 was retired and scrapped in December 2014.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 76. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  2. ^ a b "東京メトロ7000系が東横線・みなとみらい線で営業運転を開始" [Tokyo Metro 7000 series begins revenue service on the Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ 東京メトロ 営業運転を終了した7000系のスタンプラリー実施 24時間券も発売 [Stamp rally held for Tokyo Metro 7000 that has ended commercial operation]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Mediavague Co., Ltd. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Shibata, Togo (13 July 2022). またも｢サイレント引退｣東京メトロ7000系の足跡 [Tokyo Metro 7000 series follows the footprints of "silent retirement"]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b 東京地下鉄7000系の現況と今後 [Current status and future of the Tokyo Metro 7000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 47, no. 560. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. December 2007. pp. 68–74 – via railf-library.jp.
  6. ^ a b c d Saito, Miko (October 2013). インドネシアを走る日本の電車2013 [Japanese Trains Operating in Indonesia 2013]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). 63 (880): 106–117.
  7. ^ Joshin, Daisuke (15 August 2020). 東京メトロ新型車両17000系 - 丸く柔らかなデザイン、快適性も追求 [Tokyo Metro unveils new 17000 series model - round and soft design that pursues comfort]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "ありがとう! 7000系東京メトロスタンプラリー実施&オリジナル24時間券を発売します!" [Thank you! 7000 series Tokyo Metro Stamp Rally & original 24-hour ticket will be on sale!] (PDF). tokyometro.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Seven people killed in accident collision of a tanker truck vs KRL". Indonesia: republika.co.id. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. ^ Takagi, Satoru (January 2018). ジャカルタ 東京地下鉄関連の車両 [Tokyo Metro rolling stock in Jakarta]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 58, no. 681. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. p. 120.
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