Tokyo Metro 03 series
The Tokyo Metro 03 series was an electric multiple unit train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 42 eight-car trainsets were built, between 1988 and 1994, entering service on 1 July 1988 and the final sets were withdrawn by 8 February 2020.
Operations
The 03 series trains operated on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, with through-running to and from the Tobu Skytree Line and before 2013, on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.Formations
, the fleet consisted of 40 eight-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Naka-Meguro end. Sets consisted of four motored cars and four non-powered trailer cars.| Car No. | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Designation | CT1 | M1 | M2 | Tc | Tc' | M1 | M2 | CT2 |
| Numbering | 03-100 | 03-200 | 03-300 | 03-400 | 03-500 | 03-600 | 03-700 | 03-800 |
- The M1 cars each had two lozenge-style pantographs.
- Cars 1, 2, 7, and 8 in sets 09 to 28 had five pairs of doors per side instead of three.
Withdrawal
The 03 series trains began to be replaced by new 13000 series trains from 25 March 2017. The first set to be withdrawn, set 14, was removed for scrapping in February 2017.The 03 series was fully retired from the Hibiya Line on 28 February 2020 with no fanfare; Tokyo Metro cited the inconvenience created from the crowding of train enthusiasts during the farewell event for the 6000 series as the main reason for this decision.