Toei 5500 series

Toei 5500 series
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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ueshin, Daisuke (6 December 2016). 東京都交通局、都営浅草線の新型車両5500形は"歌舞伎の隈取り"風デザインに [New 5500 series trains for Toei Asakusa Line with kabuki makeup style design]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 都営浅草線5500形、新型車両6/30デビュー! 期間限定ウェブ動画も [New Asakusa Line 5500 series to be introduced on June 30! Web videos also available]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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