Tokyo Metro 16000 series


The Tokyo Metro 16000 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, since November 2010.

Operations

The 16000 series sets are used on the following lines.
The 16000 series uses Toshiba PMSM, offering 10% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 10000 series trains.
The first 12 sets were manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture, but sets 16113 to 16128 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Sets from 16106 onward feature a modified front end design with the emergency door offset to the left-hand side away from the driver's position.

Formation

, the fleet consists of 37 ten-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Yoyogi-Uehara end.
Car No.12345678910
DesignationCT1M'TMTc1Tc2MT'M'CT2
Numbering16100162001630016400165001660016700168001690016000
Capacity143154154154154154154154154143
Weight 27.933.526.533.628.728.033.626.733.527.8

Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

History

The first 16000 series set was delivered in early August 2010. The type entered service on 4 November 2010.
In May 2011, the 16000 series was awarded the 2011 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.
In April 2012, car 8 of set 16107 was experimentally fitted with LED interior lighting replacing the normal fluorescent tubes used.
The final set on order, 16137, entered service in October 2017.

Fleet details

Official delivery dates as follows.
Set No.ManufacturerDate delivered
16101Kawasaki Heavy Industries2010
16102Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16103Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16104Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16105Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16106Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16107Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16108Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16109Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16110Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16111Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16112Kawasaki Heavy Industries
16113Hitachi
16114Hitachi
16115Hitachi1 June 2012
16116Hitachi15 June 2012
16117Hitachi13 September 2015
16118Hitachi25 September 2015
16119Hitachi27 October 2015
16120Hitachi27 November 2015
16121Hitachi18 December 2015
16122Hitachi29 January 2016
16123Hitachi23 March 2016
16124Hitachi8 April 2016
16125Hitachi13 May 2016
16126Hitachi3 June 2016
16127Hitachi15 July 2016
16128Hitachi26 August 2016
16129Kawasaki Heavy Industries24 June 2016
16130Kawasaki Heavy Industries5 August 2016
16131Kawasaki Heavy Industries23 September 2016
16132Kawasaki Heavy Industries10 February 2017
16133Kawasaki Heavy Industries3 March 2017
16134Kawasaki Heavy Industries2017
16135Kawasaki Heavy Industries2017
16136Kawasaki Heavy Industries2017
16137Kawasaki Heavy Industries2017