Toei 5300 series

Toei 5300 series
A Toei 5300 series train in January 2018
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Hitachi
Replaced Toei 5000 series
Constructed 1990-1998
Entered service 31 March 1991
Scrapped 2018-
Number built 216 vehicles (27 sets)
Number in service 200 vehicles (25 sets)
Number scrapped 16 vehicles (2 sets)
Successor Toei 5500 series
Formation 8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 5301-5327
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Line(s) served Toei Asakusa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Car length 18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Width 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height 4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system GTO-VVVF
Acceleration 3.3 km/h/s
Deceleration 4.0 km/h/s (service)
4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Bogies KD302, KD302A
Safety system(s) C-ATS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Toei 5300 series (東京都交通局5300形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Asakusa Line in Tokyo, Japan. 27 eight-car trainsets (216 vehicles) were built between 1991 and 1998.[1]

Formation

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of 27 eight-car trainsets formed as follows, with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the south end.[2]

Car No.12345678
Designation M1cT1M1T2T3M2T4M2c
Numbering 53xx-153xx-253xx-353xx-453xx-553xx-653xx-753xx-8
  • Cars 3 and 6 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.[2]
  • Car 3 is designated as a "mildy air-conditioned" car.[2]

History

The 5300 series was introduced on 31 March 1991 to replace aging Toei 5000 series trains which operated on the Toei Asakusa Line since its opening in 1960.

On 27 July 2018, set 5301 made its final run, beginning the scrapping process of the 5300 series.

References

  1. ↑ 日本の地下鉄 [Subways of Japan] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 April 2013. p. 14. ISBN 978-4-86320-701-1.
  2. 1 2 3 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 30. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
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