Toei 6300 series

Toei 6300 series
Set 6312 in February 1999
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Kinki Sharyo
Replaced Toei 6000 series
Constructed 1993-2000
Entered service 23 June 1993
Number built 222 vehicles (37 sets)
Number in service 222 vehicles (37 sets)
Formation 6 cars per set
Operator(s) Toei Subway
Depot(s) Shimura
Line(s) served Toei Mita Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 20,250 mm (66 ft 5 in) (end cars)
20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Doors 4 pairs per side
Wheel diameter 860 mm (34 in)
Wheelbase 2,100 mm (83 in)
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system Variable frequency (GTO/IGBT)
Acceleration 3.5 km/h/s
Deceleration 4.0 km/h/s (service), 4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Toei 6300 series (東京都交通局6300形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Mita Line subway in Tokyo, Japan. 37 six-car trainsets (222 vehicles) were built between 1993 and 2000.[1]

Formations

The fleet consists of 37 six-car sets formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Takashimadaira end.[2][3]

Car No.123456
Designation Tc1M1M2T1M1Tc2
Numbering 63xx-163xx-263xx-363xx-463xx-563xx-6
Capacity (seated/total) 49/13655/14755/14755/14755/14749/136

Cars 2 and 5 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[2]

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating with sculpted seat cushions, and 4-seat transverse bays are provided at the ends of cars.[3]

History

The first sets were delivered on May 1993, and entered revenue service from 23 June of the same year.[3]

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 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2011 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2011]. Japan: JRR. July 2011. p. 39. ISBN 978-4-330-22711-5.
  3. 1 2 3 Kobayashi, Masayoshi (September 1993). 東京都交通局6300形 [Toei 6300 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 33 no. 389. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 55–59.
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