Tokyo Metro 6000 series


The Tokyo Metro 6000 series is an electric multiple unit train type formerly operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan from 1971 to 2018. A number of trainsets have been exported to Indonesia for use by Kereta Commuter Indonesia following their withdrawal in Japan.
The trains have aluminium 4-door cars, and are used on the Chiyoda Line, as well as Odakyu Odawara Line, and Joban Line. The sole three-car set was used on the Chiyoda Line Kita-Ayase branch line.

Fleet

  • 6000: 1st prototype
  • 6101: 2nd prototype
  • 6102–6121: full production 1st–3rd full-production batch type
  • 6122–6135: full production 4th–7th full-production batch type
, the remaining fleet still operating in Japan consisted of 2 ten-car sets.
The 6000 series was scheduled for its final commercial operation on 13 October 2018. They were finally retired from service on 11 November 2018, after their final seasonal run. The last trainset retired was Set 30. It was shipped to Jakarta, Indonesia at the end of 2018.

Formations

Trains are formed as follows, with car 1 at the southern end.

Set 01

Cars 1 and 3 each have one lozenge-type pantograph, and cars 5 and 9 each have two.

Sets 02–21

Cars 2, 5, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.

Sets 22–35

Cars 3, 7, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.

Set 24

Cars 3, 7, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.

Set 60

Cars 1 and 2 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.

History

The TRTA 6000 series won the 1972 Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club.

Refurbishment

The fleet was retro-fitted with air conditioning between 1988 and 1994. The fleet then underwent a programme of refurbishment between 1988 and 2007.

Retirement

The 6000 series trains have been in service since 1971, and have begun to show their age. In the 2010's, Tokyo Metro thought the 6000 series were becoming unreliable. As of 2018, they have been replaced by the 16000 series.

Resale to Indonesia

A number of 6000 series sets have been shipped to Kereta Commuter Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia, as listed below.
VVVF refurbished sets were shipped to Indonesia from 2016, with the first three sets arriving at the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta on 29 July 2016.
The earlier chopper-controlled sets run as eight-car formations, while the refurbished VVVF-controlled sets operate as ten-car formations. However, some sets are shortened to make it easier for repairs.
Set no.Date shipped
61012016
61052012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
6106September 2011 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61072012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61082016
61112012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
6112September 2011
61132012
6115January 2011 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61162016
61172016
61182016
61192017
61202017
61212017
61222018
61232012
61242017
Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61252012 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
6126January 2011 Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61272012
Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61292017
61302018
61312016
Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61322017
61332012
Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025
61342012
Unspoor at Depok Depot 2025

Training set

The three-car prototype set 6000, used on the Kita-Ayase branch line until 2014, is used as a staff training unit at Shin-Kiba Depot in Koto, Tokyo.

Fleet history

The individual set histories are as shown below.
BatchSet no.ManufacturerBuild dateRefurbishment dateWithdrawal dateRemarks
1st prototype6000-1Kisha Seizo16 April 1968-For training purposes only.
2nd prototype6101Kawasaki Heavy Industries27 August 196928 January 199920 May 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016
1st batch6102Kawasaki Heavy Industries5 February 197117 July 199611 November 2018Preserved in Kita-Ayase depot.
1st batch6103Kawasaki Heavy Industries5 February 1971-26 September 2011
1st batch6104Kawasaki Heavy Industries5 February 19719 August 1995March 2016
1st batch6105Kawasaki Heavy Industries12 March 1971-10 September 2012Shipped to Indonesia
Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2025.
1st batch6106Nippon Sharyo5 February 19716 January 19989 September 2011Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026
1st batch6107Nippon Sharyo5 February 197118 January 199130 January 2012Shipped to Indonesia Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026
1st batch6108Tokyu Car Corporation12 March 197111 May 199821 June 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016
1st batch6109Kawasaki Heavy Industries5 February 1971April 198823 October 2015
1st batch6110Kinki Sharyo12 March 1971-1 October 2010
1st batch6111Nippon Sharyo5 February 1971-13 August 2012Shipped to Indonesia
Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2024.
1st batch6112Kisha Seizo12 March 197131 August 19908 September 2011Shipped to Indonesia
Scrapped at Cikaum in 2016.
1st batch6113Kisha Seizo12 March 1971-20 August 2012Shipped to Indonesia
Scrapped at Cikaum in 2016.
2nd batch6114Kawasaki Heavy Industries22 August 197225 November 1996January 2016
2nd batch6115Kawasaki Heavy Industries6 September 1972-20 January 2011Shipped to Indonesia in 2011
Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2025.
2nd batch6116Kawasaki Heavy Industries22 August 19729 November 199515 August 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016
2nd batch6117Nippon Sharyo6 September 197218 September 199827 June 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016
2nd batch6118Tokyu Car Corporation6 September 197213 June 199729 August 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016
2nd batch6119Kisha Seizo22 August 197224 February 199730 January 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017
3rd batch6120Kawasaki Heavy Industries7 October 197729 August 199729 May 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017
3rd batch6121Nippon Sharyo21 September 1977July 200021 April 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017
4th batch6122Kinki Sharyo10 April 198130 March 200727 January 2018Shipped to Indonesia in 2018
4th batch6123Nippon Sharyo10 April 1981-2 February 2012Shipped to Indonesia
4th batch6124Kawasaki Heavy Industries15 May 19816 January 200410 April 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017. Tc6124 scrapped in Depok Depot in 2026
4th batch6125Kawasaki Heavy Industries26 June 1981-17 February 2012Shipped to Indonesia
Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2024.
4th batch6126Nippon Sharyo31 July 1981-11 January 2011Shipped to Indonesia
Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2024.
4th batch6127Nippon Sharyo26 August 1981-17 September 2012Shipped to Indonesia in 2012 Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026
4th batch6128Kawasaki Heavy Industries14 September 198117 June 20046 December 2015
5th batch6129Nippon Sharyo24 November 198418 October 200610 July 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017
5th batch6130Kinki Sharyo12 December 198421 November 200511 November 2018Shipped to Indonesia in 2018
5th batch6131Tokyu Car Corporation11 January 198516 May 200510 October 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016 Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2025
5th batch6132Kawasaki Heavy Industries21 February 198517 May 200627 March 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017
6th batch6133Kinki Sharyo8 October 1988-3 September 2012Shipped to Indonesia. Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026
6th batch6134Kinki Sharyo24 October 1988-27 August 2012Shipped to Indonesia. Scrapped at Depok Depot in 2026
7th batch6135Tokyu Car Corporation26 September 1990-12 December 2011

Related development

Both the Tokyo Metro 7000 series and the Tokyo Metro 8000 series were based on the 6000 series for the Yurakucho Line, Fukutoshin Line, and the Hanzomon Line. The cab car was inspired by Bay Area Rapid Transit in the San Francisco Bay Area, thus created the A-cars as the end cars only.