Sapporo Municipal Subway 5000 series explained

Sapporo Municipal Subway 5000 series
Interiorimage:Namboku5000 Car interior.jpg
Interiorcaption:Interior (March 2017)
Service:1995–present
Manufacturer:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Replaced:2000 & 3000 series
Yearconstruction:1995–1998
2009–2011
Yearservice:1 November 1995
Numberbuilt:120 vehicles (20 sets)
Numberservice:120 vehicles (20 sets)
Formation:6 cars per trainset
Fleetnumbers:5x01-5x20
Capacity:828
Operator:Sapporo Municipal Subway
Lines:Namboku Line
Carbody:Aluminum
Carlength:18.4m (60.4feet)
Width:3.08m (10.1feet)
Height:3.73m (12.24feet)
Floorheight:1.33m (04.36feet)
Doors:4 pairs per side
Maxspeed:70km/h
Acceleration:1.1m/s2
Deceleration:1.1m/s2 (service)
1.4m/s2 (emergency)
Traction:IGBTVVVF
Traction Motors:4 × 150kW 3-phase AC induction motor
Poweroutput:1.8MW
Collectionmethod:Contact shoe
Uicclass:2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'
Bogies:KW-111 (powered cars)
KW-112 (control and trailer cars)
Brakes:Regenerative and electro-pneumatic
Safety:ATC under semi-ATO GoA 2
Gauge:Central and side-mounted guideways, with rubber tires

The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) rubber-tyred metro train type operated by Sapporo Municipal Subway on the Namboku Line in the city of Sapporo, Japan, since October 1995.[1]

Design

The trains are built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and have aluminum bodies. Each car has four doors per side as opposed to two per side as seen on the older 2000 series and 3000 series cars. The 5000 series cars remain the only cars on the entire subway system with four doors.

The 5000 series use VVVF inverter control using insulated-gate bipolar transistor technology as opposed to the chopper control on the 3000 series and resistor control on the 2000 series, which helps to reduce power consumption and maintenance costs.[2]

Formations

The 5000 series trains are formed as six-car sets as shown below.[3]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
DesignationTc1 M1 M2 T M3 Tc2
Numbering5100 5200 5300 5400 5500 5600
Weight (t)24.3 25.3 23.4 25.3 24.3
Capacity (total/seated)128/42 143/45 128/42

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with a wheelchair space in each car. The first 17 sets use LCD destination indicators; the 18th to 20th sets use LCD displays as destination indicators.

History

Built in 1995 to combat issues of platform congestion, the first 5000 series set was introduced onto the line in October 1995; a total of 17 sets were introduced from 1995 to 1999, ultimately replacing all of the 2000 series sets in service. Three more sets were introduced from 2009 to 2011 to replace the last remaining 3000 series sets at the time.

External links

This article incorporates information from the corresponding article on the Japanese Wikipedia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/subway/gaiyo/gaiyo.html. ja: 地下鉄(高速電車)の概要. Subway (high-speed) overview. Sapporo Municipal Subway. Japan. Japanese. 15 November 2017.
  2. Web site: http://scsis.jp/vehicle/5000/. ja: 5000形の車両紹介. 5000 series introduction. SCSIS. Japan. Japanese. 15 November 2017.
  3. Book: 私鉄車両編成表2021 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 2021 . 9784330032214 . Japan . 4 . ja . Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021.