| Sapporo Municipal Subway 9000 series | |
| Interiorimage: | Sapporo Subway 9000 series interior 20160114.jpg |
| Interiorcaption: | Interior (January 2016) |
| Service: | 2015–present |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Factory: | Kobe |
| Replaced: | 7000 series |
| Yearconstruction: | 2014–2016 |
| Yearservice: | 8 May 2015 |
| Numberbuilt: | 80 vehicles (20 sets) |
| Numberservice: | 80 vehicles (20 sets) |
| Formation: | 4 cars per trainset |
| Fleetnumbers: | 9101–9120 |
| Operator: | Sapporo Municipal Subway |
| Lines: | Tōhō Line |
| Carbody: | Aluminium |
| Trainlength: | 69250mm |
| Carlength: | 174250NaN0 (end cars) 17200mm (intermediate cars) |
| Width: | 3080mm |
| Height: | 3910mm |
| Floorheight: | 1300mm |
| Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 70km/h |
| Acceleration: | 3.5km/h/s |
| Deceleration: | 4km/h/s (service) 4.8km/h/s (emergency) |
| Traction: | IGBT–VVVF |
| Traction Motors: | 3-phase AC induction motor |
| Electricsystem: | overhead catenary |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
| Uicclass: | 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2' |
| Safety: | ATC and ATO |
| Gauge: | Central guideway with rubber tires |
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) rubber-tyred metro train type operated by Sapporo Municipal Subway on the Tōhō Line in the city of Sapporo, Japan, since 8 May 2015.[1]
The trains are built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe and have aluminium bodies.[2]
The 9000 series trains are formed as four-car sets as shown below, consisting of two motored intermediate cars and two non-powered driving trailer cars.[3] [4] The Tc1 car is at the Sakaemachi end.[3]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Tc1 | M1 | M2 | Tc2 | |
| Numbering | 9100 | 9200 | 9300 | 9800 | |
| Weight (t) | 25.1 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 25.3 | |
| Capacity (total/seated) | 121/40 | 137/48 | 137/48 | 121/40 |
The two intermediate motor cars each have one single-arm pantograph.[3]
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating, with a wheelchair space in each car.[3]
The order for the fleet of new trains was placed with Kawasaki Heavy Industries in April 2013 at a cost of approximately 12 billion yen (excluding bogies and other equipment ordered separately),[5] and the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014.[2] It entered revenue service on 8 May 2015.[1]