Tokyo Metro 7000 series explained

Tokyo Metro 7000 series
Service:1974–2022 (Japan)
2010–present (Indonesia)
Yearconstruction:1974–1989
Yearservice:30 October 1974
Refurbishment:2007–2009
Yearscrapped:2007–2009, 2021–2022
Numberbuilt:340 vehicles (34 10-car sets)
Numberservice:0 vehicles (Japan)
16 vehicles (2 sets) (Indonesia)
Successor:Tokyo Metro 17000 series, Tokyo Metro 10000 series
Numberscrapped:138 vehicles (Japan)
16 vehicles (2 sets) (Indonesia)
Formation:8/10 cars per trainset (Japan) and 8 cars per trainset (Indonesia)
Operator:Tokyo Metro
KAI Commuter
Depots:Wakoshi (Japan) and Depok (KAIC)
Lines:Current:
KAI Commuter Bogor Line
Former:
Japan: Indonesia:
Carbody:Aluminium
Carlength:20m (70feet)
Width:2.8m (09.2feet)
Height:4.145m (13.599feet)
Maxspeed:Japan:
(on Yurakucho Line), (on Tobu Line)
Indonesia:
(on most lines)
Capacity:136 (48 seating) (end cars), 144 (51/54 seating) (intermediate cars)
Deceleration: (service)
(emergency)
Traction:Chopper control, IGBT-VVVF
Poweroutput:160 kW or 165 kW, previously 150 kW
Electricsystem:1,500 V DC overhead
Brakes:Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking
Bogies:FS-388, FS-388, FS-515
Transmission:Westinghouse-Natal Drive;
Gear ratio: 6.53 : 1
Safety:New CS-ATC, ATO, ATC-P, T-DATC,Tobu ATS, Seibu ATS
Coupling:Shibata coupler

The 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.
Tokyo Metro (1974–2022)KAI Commuter (2010–present)

Formations

, 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
DesignationCT2 M1 M2 M1 Tc2 Tc1 M2' M1 T2 CT1
Numbering7000 7900 7800 7700 7600 7500 7400 7300 7200 7100
only 7102F
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DesignationCM2 M1 T2 Tc2 M2 M1 M1 Tc1 M2' M1 CT1
Numbering7002 7902 7202 7602 7802 7702 7502 7402 7302 7102

8-car sets

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DesignationCT2 M2 M1 Tc2 Tc1 M2 M1 CT1
Numbering7000 7800 7900 7200 7500 7400 7300 7100

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]

History

The 7000 series was introduced into service on 30 October 1974, when the Yurakucho Line first opened.[2] Its design is derived from that of the 6000 series developed for the Chiyoda Line. They were initially formed as five-car sets, but after the Yurakucho Line was extended to 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.[3]

Refurbishment

Between 2007 and 2009, the 7000 series fleet was refurbished coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services. 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. The sets were also reliveried with brown, gold, and white stripes coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services.[4] They originally sported a yellow bodyside line when used primarily on Yurakucho Line services.

Withdrawal

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

In 2020, Tokyo Metro unveiled the 17000 series,[5] which replaced the remaining 7000 series sets by April 2022.[6]

Overseas operations

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.[7] The four sets were reduced to eight-car formations and are formed as follows, based at Depok Depot.[7]

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.[7]

Accidents and incidents

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.[8] Set 7121 was retired and scrapped in December 2014.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2017 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 25 July 2017 . Japan . 76. 978-4-330-81317-2 . Japanese .
  2. Web site: 2022-05-19 . ja: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 . 2022-07-21 . Traffic News . Mediavague Co., Ltd. . ja . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522020739/https://trafficnews.jp/post/118768 . live .
  3. Web site: Shibata . Togo . 2022-07-13 . ja: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" . 2022-07-21 . Toyo Keizai Online . ja . 17 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717004903/https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/600925 . live .
  4. December 2007 . ja:東京地下鉄7000系の現況と今後 . Current status and future of the Tokyo Metro 7000 series . . ja . Japan . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . 47 . 560 . 68–74 . railf-library.jp.
  5. Web site: Joshin . Daisuke . 2020-08-15 . ja: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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608093521/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20200815-tokyometro17000/ . 8 June 2022 . 2022-07-21 . Mynavi News . Mynavi Corporation . ja . Japan.
  6. Web site: 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! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519060058/https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/images_h/metroNews220519_1.pdf . 19 May 2022 . 13 June 2022 . tokyometro.co.jp . ja.
  7. Saito. Miko. ja:インドネシアを走る日本の電車2013. Japanese Trains Operating in Indonesia 2013. The Railway Pictorial . 63. 880. 106–117. Japanese. October 2013.
  8. Web site: Seven people killed in accident collision of a tanker truck vs KRL . 9 December 2013 . republika.co.id . Indonesia . live . 19 December 2017 . 21 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170821170103/http://www.republika.co.id/berita/en/national-politics/13/12/09/mxj1b1-seven-people-killed-in-accident-collision-of-a-tanker-truck-vs-krl .
  9. Takagi . Satoru . ja: ジャカルタ 東京地下鉄関連の車両. Tokyo Metro rolling stock in Jakarta . . 58. 681 . 120 . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . Japanese . January 2018.