Tokyo Metro 15000 series


The Tokyo Metro 15000 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.

Design

Based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 05 series and Tokyo Metro 10000 series trains, the 15000 series trains have wider doors to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods.

Operations

The 15000 series trains are used on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line inter-running services, to and from on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line in the west, on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line and on the Chuo-Sobu Line in the east.

Formation

, the fleet consists of 13 ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 63, and formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Funabashi end.
Car No.12345678910
DesignationCT1M1'M2TMc1TcT'M1M2'CT2
Numbering15100152001530015400155001560015700158001590015000
Capacity143155154154154154154154155143
Weight26.9 t33.6 t34.0 t24.3 t32.5 t24.3 t24.1 t33.8 t33.9 t26.9 t

Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs. Car 5 has one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

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.

History

The first set was delivered from Hitachi's Kudamatsu factory in February 2010.
The first 15000 series sets entered revenue service on 7 May 2010.
Thirteen sets were delivered by 2011, with a further three sets scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2016.