Toei 12-600 series


The Toei 12-600 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation on the Toei Oedo Line in Tokyo, Japan. The first 12-600 series first entered service in 2012. A total of 22 eight-car sets were built from 2011 by Kawasaki and Nippon Sharyo.

Overview

The 12-600 series sets were delivered from fiscal 2011. Broadly based on the earlier 12-000 series design, these sets included a number of design improvements. The latest batch of sets entered service on 15 February 2019 and use a different headlamp setup, with a dual headlamp-taillamp fixture; as opposed to shield-beam headlamps as used on the first eight sets, these use LED fixtures.
As of 2018, ten sets are in service and are all based at Kiba Depot.

Formation

The 12-600 sets are formed as shown below, with all cars motored.
Car No.12345678
DesignationM2cM1M2M1M1M2M1M2c
Numbering12-6x112-6x212-6x312-6x412-6x512-6x612-6x712-6x8
Weight 25.525.925.825.925.925.825.925.7
Capacity 90/36100/44100/44100/40100/40100/44100/4490/36

  • Each M1 car is fitted with a single-arm pantograph.
  • Car 5 is designated as a mildly-air-conditioned car.

Build history

The 12-600 series fleet details are as shown below.
Set No.ManufacturerDate delivered
12-611Kawasaki20 November 2011
12-621Kawasaki9 April 2012
12-631Nippon SharyoFebruary 2015
12-641Nippon SharyoMarch 2015
12-651Nippon SharyoNovember 2015
12-661Nippon SharyoNovember 2015
12-671Nippon SharyoMay 2016
12-681Nippon SharyoJune 2016
12-691Kawasaki18 May 2018
12-701Kawasaki
12-711Kawasaki
12-721Kawasaki
12-731Kawasaki
12-741Kawasaki
12-751Kawasaki
12-761Kawasaki
12-771Kawasaki
12-781Kawasaki
12-791Kawasaki
12-801Kawasaki22 September 2021
12-811Kawasaki20 January 2022
12-821Kawasaki29 July 2022

History

The first 12-600 series set was delivered from the Kawasaki factory in Hyōgo Prefecture in August 2011. It entered service on 23 February 2012. On 30 March 2015, Toei Subway announced it had ordered a second batch of 12-600 series trains. On these trains, the magenta stripe is located at the height of the windows so it can be seen above the platform edge doors installed at every station. LCD information displays are provided above the doors. The trains entered service on 6 April 2015, with six units to be delivered by June 2016, replacing older 12-000 series trains.
11 additional 12-600 series trainsets were ordered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 2016. The first of these trains entered service in 2018, with four additional trainsets entering service per year until 2021.