Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series

Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series
Set 36 in May 2015
Replaced5000 series
Entered service16 March 2015
Refurbished2015 (converted from former Tokyo Metro 01 series trains)
Number built4 vehicles (2 sets)
Number in service4 vehicles (2 sets)
Formation2 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers35-36
OperatorsKumamoto Electric Railway
DepotsKita-Kumamoto
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length16,000 mm (52 ft 6 in)
Width2,998 mm (9 ft 10.0 in)
Height4,007 mm (13 ft 1.8 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Traction system4 x 160 kW IGBT-VVVF traction motors
Electric system(s)600 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead conductor
BogiesKW206
Safety system(s)ATS
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series (熊本電気鉄道01形) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kumamoto Electric Railway in Japan, since 16 March 2015.[1]

  1. ^ Kekke, Manabu (June 2015). 熊本電気鉄道01形 [Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 374. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 44–47.