Toei 5500 series


The Toei 5500 series is an electric multiple unit train type on order by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation for use on Toei Asakusa Line services in Japan from June 2018. A total of 27 eight-car trainsets are on order.

Design

The first eight trainsets are to be built by Japan Transport Engineering Company as part of its "Sustina S13 Series" family of 18-m long three-door stainless-steel-bodied trains. The new trains will have a maximum operating speed of, compared to for the earlier Toei 5300 series trains, as they will use energy efficient variable frequency motors controlled by silicon carbide-based MOSFETs.

Operations

This train is being used on the Toei Asakusa Line, Keikyu Main Line, Keikyu Airport Line, the Hokuso Line and the Keisei Lines thru service since 30th June 2018.

Formation

The trains will be formed as eight-car sets.

History

Toei officially announced initial details of the new trains on 6 December 2016.
One eight-car set was delivered during fiscal 2017, and was to enter service in fiscal spring 2018. This will be followed by seven more sets in fiscal 2018, with 19 further sets delivered in subsequent years.
The trains entered service on 30 June 2018.

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