Toei 5500 series
Toei 5500 series | |
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Set 5501 on display at Magome Depot open day in December 2017 | |
In service | June 2018 – Present |
Manufacturer | J-TREC |
Family name | Sustina S13 Series |
Replaced | Toei 5300 series |
Constructed | 2017– |
Entered service | 30 June 2018 |
Number under construction | 176 vehicles (22 sets) |
Number built | 40 vehicles (5 sets) |
Number in service | 32 vehicles (4 sets) |
Formation | 8 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 5501 – |
Operator(s) | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation |
Line(s) served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 18 m (59 ft 1 in) |
Doors | 3 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Traction system | SiC-VVVF |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collection method | Overhead catenary |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The Toei 5500 series (都営5500形 Toei 5500-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type on order by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) 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 (J-TREC) as part of its "Sustina S13 Series" family of 18-m long three-door stainless-steel-bodied trains.[1] The new trains will have a maximum operating speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), compared to 110 km/h (70 mph) for the earlier Toei 5300 series trains, as they will use energy efficient variable frequency motors controlled by silicon carbide-based MOSFETs.[2]
Operations
The trains will be used on the Toei Asakusa Line from spring 2018.[2]
Formation
The trains will be formed as eight-car sets.[2]
History
Toei officially announced initial details of the new trains on 6 December 2016.[3]
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.[2]
The trains entered service on 30 June 2018.[4]
References
- ↑ 総合車両製作所、都営浅草線用新型車両を製造開始 『sustina S13シリーズ』 [Japan Transport Engineering Company to start building new "Sustina S13 Series" trains for Toei Asakusa Line]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ↑ 都営地下鉄浅草線に新型車両「5500形」を導入へ [New 5500 series trains to be introduced on Toei Asakusa Line]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
External links
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- Toei news release published in December 2016 (in Japanese)
- J-TREC news release (in Japanese)