Tokyo Metro 15000 series

Tokyo Metro 15000 series
A Tozai Line 15000 series train
In serviceMay 2010–present
ManufacturerHitachi
Built atKudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Family nameHitachi A-train
ReplacedTokyo Metro 05 series (Batch 1)
Constructed2010–2017
Entered service7 May 2010
Number built160 vehicles (16 sets)
Number in service160 vehicles (16 sets)
Formation10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers51–66
Capacity143 (38 seating) (front car),
154 (44 seating) (intermediate cars),
155 (42) (intermediate cars with wheelchair space)
OperatorsTokyo Metro
DepotsFukagawa Depot
Lines servedT Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line,
JB Chūō-Sōbu Line,
TR Tōyō Rapid Line
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy
Car length20,520 mm (67 ft 4 in) (end cars)
20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,850 mm (9 ft 4 in)
Height4,022 mm (13 ft 2.3 in),
with pantograph: 4,080 mm (13 ft 5 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Weight294.3 t
Traction systemIGBTVVVF (Mitsubishi Electric)[1]
Traction motors3-phase AC induction motor (Mitsubishi Electric)
Power output4.5 MW (6,035 hp)
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (service)
5.0 km/(h⋅s) (3.1 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesFS778
Braking system(s)Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking, pure electric braking
Safety system(s)New CS-ATC/CS-ATC (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line), ATS-P (Chūō-Sōbu Line), WS-ATC (Tōyō Rapid Railway)
Coupling systemShibata
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 15000 series (東京メトロ15000系, Tōkyō Metoro 15000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.

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