Yokohama Municipal Subway 10000 series explained

Yokohama Municipal Subway 10000 series
Interiorimage:Yokohama-City-Subway Type10000 Inside.jpg
Interiorcaption:Interior (December 2021)
Manufacturer:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Factory:Kōbe, Hyōgo
Yearconstruction:2007–
Yearservice:March 2008
Numberconstruction:20 vehicles
Numberbuilt:68 vehicles (17 sets)
Numberservice:68 vehicles (17 sets)
Formation:4 (future: 6) cars per trainset
Fleetnumbers:10011–10171
Capacity:380 (136 seated) per 4-car set
Operator:Yokohama Municipal Subway
Depots:Kawawa
Lines:Green Line
Carbody:Aluminium
Trainlength:63.2m (207.3feet)
Carlength:16.1m (52.8feet) (end cars)
15.5m (50.9feet) (intermediate cars)
Width:2.49m (08.17feet)
Height:3105mm
Doors:3 pairs per side
Wheeldiameter:660mm
Maxspeed:801NaN1
Weight:105t
Traction:Mitsubishi Electric MAP-144-15V154 IGBTVVVF
Traction Motors:Mitsubishi MB-7010-A 3-phase AC linear induction motor
Acceleration:0.89m/s2
Deceleration:0.97m/s2 (service)
1.3m/s2 (emergency)
Electricsystem: (nominal) from overhead catenary
Collectionmethod:Pantograph
Safety:HD-ATC[1] /ATO

The is a linear motor-powered electric multiple unit (EMU) operated by the Yokohama Municipal Subway on the Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line since March 2008.

Formation

, the fleet consists of 17 four-car sets with all cars motored, and formed as shown below with car 1 at the Nakayama end.[2] The sets are designed to allow the insertion of two centre cars at a later date, hence the numbering sequence that omits cars 3 and 4.

Car No. 1 2 5 6
DesignationMc1 M2 M5 Mc6
Numbering10xx1 10xx2 10xx5 10xx6
Weight (t)26.5 26.0 26.5
Capacity (total/seated)88/31 102/37 88/31

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[3] Wheelchair spaces are provided in each car.[2]

History

The first two pre-production sets, 10011 and 10021 were completed in May 2007 and shipped to Yokohama, arriving in June. The first full-production set, 10031, was delivered in July 2007, being hauled via JR tracks from the Kawasaki factory in Hyōgo Prefecture. The full-production sets feature a number of minor design improvements, including green-coloured gradations externally instead of the blue gradations used on the first two sets.

The trains entered service from 30 March 2008 with the opening of the Green Line.[2]

Two second-batch four-car sets were introduced from the start of the revised timetable on 29 March 2014.[4] These sets feature LED headlights, full-colour LED destination indicators, interior LED lighting, and 17inches LCD passenger information displays.[4]

Future plans

In 2018, it was announced that ten of the 17 sets in operation would be lengthened to six cars each by 2024 as a measure to ease overcrowding on the Green Line.[5] The first lengthened trainset is expected to enter revenue service on 24 September 2022.[6]

Special liveries

From 25 February 2018, set 10161 began operating in a special cream and green vinyl wrapping livery based on the livery carried by former Yokohama city tramcars to mark the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Green Line.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: March 2011 . Yokohama-shi Kо̄sokutetsudо̄ Kensetsu Shi . ja:横浜市高速鉄道建設史 . Construction History of Yokohama City Rapid Transit . III . 208 . . Japanese . Yokohama . Yokohama City Transportation Bureau.
  2. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2017 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 25 July 2017 . Japan . ja . 83. 978-4-330-81317-2. 私鉄車両編成表 2017 .
  3. ja:横浜市交通局10000形2次車量産車 . Yokohama Municipal Subway 10000 series full-production sets. . 48. 561. 62–63. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . ja. January 2008.
  4. ja:横浜市交通局10000形2次車 . Yokohama Municipal Subway 10000 series 2nd-batch sets. . 54. 638. 78–79. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . ja. June 2014.
  5. Web site: http://www.kanaloco.jp/article/307549 . ja: 横浜市グリーンラインに大型投資 混雑緩和へ6両化 . Large-scale investment on Yokohama Municipal Green Line - Lengthening to 6 cars to ease overcrowding . 30 January 2018 . Kanaloco . Kanagawa Shimbun . Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131000812/http://www.kanaloco.jp/article/307549. 31 January 2018 . live . 31 January 2018.
  6. Web site: 5 September 2022 . 横浜市営地下鉄グリーンライン、6両編成の運行は9/24から . Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line, 6-car train operation from 9/24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905091542/https://tetsudo-ch.com/12689687.html . 5 September 2022 . 5 September 2022 . Tetsudo Shimbun . ja.
  7. Web site: https://railf.jp/news/2018/02/26/202500.html . ja: 横浜市交「グリーンライン10周年記念装飾列車」運転 . Yokohama Municipal Subway "Green Line 10th Anniversary Livery Train" enters service . 26 February 2018. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227010847/https://railf.jp/news/2018/02/26/202500.html . 27 February 2018. live . 27 February 2018.