Sapporo Municipal Subway 9000 series

Sapporo Municipal Subway 9000 series
Set 9101 in May 2015
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at Kobe
Replaced 7000 series
Constructed 2014-2016
Entered service 8 May 2015
Number built 80 vehicles (20 sets)
Number in service 80 vehicles (20 sets)
Formation 4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 9101-9120
Operator(s) Sapporo Municipal Subway
Line(s) served Tōhō Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Train length 69,250 mm (227 ft 2 in)
Car length 17,425 mm (57 ft 2.0 in) (end cars)
17,200 mm (56 ft 5 in) (intermediate cars)
Width 3,080 mm (10 ft 1 in)
Height 3,910 mm (12 ft 10 in)
Floor height 1,300 mm (4 ft 3 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 70 km/h (45 mph)
Acceleration 3.5 km/h/s
Deceleration 4.0 km/h/s (service)
4.8 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead conductor
Track gauge (Rubber tyre)

The Sapporo Municipal Subway 9000 series (札幌市交通局 9000形) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) rubber-tyred metro train type operated by Sapporo Municipal Subway on the Tōhō Line in the city of Sapporo, Japan, since 8 May 2015.[1]

Design

The trains are built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe and have aluminium bodies.[2]

Formations

The 9000 series trains are formed as four-car sets as shown below, consisting of two motored intermediate cars and two non-powered driving trailer cars.[3] The Tc1 car is at the Sakaemachi end.[3]

Car No.1234
Designation Tc1M1M2Tc2
Numbering 9100920093009800
Weight (t) 25.127.827.725.3
Capacity (total/seated) 121/40137/48137/48121/40

The two intermediate motor cars each have one single-arm pantograph.[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating, with a wheelchair space in each car.[3]

History

The order for the fleet of new trains was placed with Kawasaki Heavy Industries in April 2013 at a cost of approximately 12 billion yen (excluding bogies and other equipment ordered separately),[4] and the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014.[2] It entered revenue service on 8 May 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 札幌市営地下鉄東豊線で9000形が営業運転を開始 [9000 series enters service on Sapporo Municipal Subway Toho Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 札幌市交通局、東豊線新型車両9000形の外観を公開 - デビューは2015年4月頃 [Sapporo City Transportation Bureau unveils new 9000 series trains for Toho Line - Debuting around April 2015]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 札幌市交通局 9000形 [Sapporo Municipal Subway 9000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55 no. 650. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2015. pp. 82–84.
  4. ↑ 札幌市交通局向け地下鉄電車を受注 [Order received for subway trains for Sapporo Municipal Subway]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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