Tobu 70000 series

The Tobu 70000 series is a Japanese DC electric multiple unit commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway on Tobu Skytree Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line inter-running services since 7 July 2017.

Variants

70000 series: sets for use on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line through services
70090 series: sets for use on TH Liner reserved-seat services

70000 series

Overview

The 70000 series trains are scheduled to replace the 20000 series EMUs used on Tobu Skytree Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line inter-running services. Due to the effective length of the new trains which have long cars instead of the long cars of the 20000 series, the trains were formed of seven cars instead of eight cars to cope with Hibiya Line platform lengths, resulting in about a 1% reduction in capacity. A unified door arrangement with four pairs per side instead of the mixture of three and five pairs per side on the 20000 series trains allows the installation of platform edge doors on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line once the older train fleets have been replaced. The trains use permanent-magnet synchronous motors, offering 25% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 20000 series trains.

Formation

The 70000 series trains are formed as seven-car sets as shown below, with car 1 at the northern end. Each car is motored, with only the outer axle on each bogie motored.

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	Mc2	M1'	M2'	M3	M2	M1	Mc1
Numbering	777xx	767xx	757xx	747xx	737xx	727xx	717xx
Weight	34.5	33.1	33.2	35.1	32.9	33.2	34.3
Capacity	140/45	151/51	151/51	151/51	151/51	151/51	140/45

Car 4 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 2 and 6 each have one.

Interior

Internally, the trains use LED lighting throughout. Three 17-inch LCD passenger information displays are provided above each doorway. Seating consists of longitudinal bench seats throughout, with a seat width of per person. Wheelchair spaces are provided at one end of each car.

History

Tobu Railway announced its plans to introduce a new fleet of trains with long cars and four sets of doors per side on each car in April 2014, jointly with Tokyo Metro. Details of the new 70000 series trains on order were officially announced on 17 June 2015, together with details of the Tokyo Metro 13000 series to be introduced around the same time. The entire fleet of new trains is scheduled to be delivered between fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2019, with the first set delivered from Kinki Sharyo in February 2017.
The first trains entered revenue service on 7 July 2017.

Build histories

The delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below.

Set No.	Date delivered
71701	February 2017
71702	March 2017
71703	March 2017
71704	November 2017
71705	December 2017
71706	January 2018
71707	January 2018
71708	February 2018
71709	February 2018
71710	March 2018
71711	January 2019
71712	January 2019
71713	February 2019
71714	February 2019
71715	March 2019
71716	March 2019
71717	January 2020
71718	January 2020

70090 series

The 70090 series trains are used on Tobu and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line interrunning services, and were introduced into service on 20 March 2020. They feature a different exterior color scheme than the 70000 series. The service on which these trains operate, branded TH Liner, offers reserved seating.

Interior

The sets have seats that can be arranged longitudinally or transversely.

Build histories

The delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below.

Set No.	Date delivered
71791	December 2019
71792	February 2020
71793	March 2020
71794	March 2020