Tokyo Metro 13000 series


The Tokyo Metro 13000 series is a Japanese DC commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services. Introduced into service on 25 March 2017, a total of 44 seven-car sets were built by Kinki Sharyo between 2016 and 2020 to replace the 03 series fleet.

Overview

A total of 44 seven-car 13000 series trains replaced the 03 series EMUs used on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services. Due to the effective length of the new trains which have long cars instead of the long cars of the 03 series, new sets were formed of seven cars instead of the previous eight cars per set. A unified door arrangement with four pairs per side instead of the mixture of three and five pairs per side on the 03 series trains allows the platform edge doors to be installed at Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line stations 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 03 series trains.

Formation

The 13000 series trains are formed as seven-car sets, as shown below, with car 1 at the end. Each car is motored, with only the outer axle on each bogie motored.
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, with information given in four languages. Seating consists of longitudinal bench seats throughout, with a seat width of per person, an increase of over the seats of the 03 series. Areas for wheelchairs and pushchairs are provided at one end of each car.

History

Tokyo Metro 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 Tobu Railway. Details of the new 13000 series trains on order were officially announced on 17 June 2015, together with details of the Tobu 70000 series to be introduced around the same time. The entire fleet of 44 trains is scheduled to be delivered between fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2020.
The first set, 13101, was delivered from the Kinki Sharyo factory in Osaka to Tokyo Metro's depot at in June 2016, and was officially revealed to the media on 31 August 2016.
The trains entered full revenue service on 25 March 2017.

Build histories

The delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below.
Set No.Date delivered
131016 December 2016
131024 January 2017
1310327 April 2017
1310414 May 2017
1310531 May 2017
1310617 June 2017
131074 July 2017
1310821 July 2017
131097 August 2017
1311024 August 2017
1311110 September 2017
1311227 September 2017
1311314 October 2017
1311431 October 2017
1311517 November 2017
131164 December 2017
1311712 April 2018
1311829 April 2018
1311916 May 2018
131207 June 2018
1312119 July 2018
1312231 August 2018
1312327 September 2018
1312418 October 2018
131254 November 2018
1312621 November 2018
131278 December 2018
1312826 December 2018
1312923 January 2019
1313025 April 2019
1313112 May 2019
131326 June 2019
1313321 June 2019
1313410 July 2019
1313527 July 2019
1313615 August 2019
131371 September 2019
131384 October 2019
1313924 October 2019
1314014 November 2019
131411 December 2019
1314218 December 2019
1314322 April 2020
1314413 May 2020