Tokyo Metro 6000 series

The Tokyo Metro 6000 series (東京メトロ6000系, Tōkyō Metoro 6000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type 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.

Tokyo Metro 6000 series
Set 6121 in December 2014, currently operated in Indonesia
In service1971–2018 (Tokyo Metro)
2011–present (KAI Commuter)
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizō, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
ReplacedTokyo Metro 5000 series (Japan), 103 series, KRL Rheostatik, KRL Holec, KRL ABB Hyundai, KRL-I, and all non-air conditioned EMU (Indonesia)
Constructed1968–1990
Entered service20 March 1971
Refurbished1988–2007
Scrapped2010–
Number built36 sets (353 vehicles)
Number in service25 sets (228 vehicles) for Kereta Commuter Indonesia
Number preserved2 sets (13 vehicles)
Number scrapped122 vehicles (8 sets in Japan + 42 carriages in Indonesia)
SuccessorTokyo Metro 16000 series
Formation3/8/10 cars per trainset
Capacity136 (48 seating) (end cars), 144 (54 seating) (intermediate cars)
Operator(s)Eidan/TRTA (1971–2004)
Tokyo Metro (2004–2018)
KAI Commuter (2011–present)
Depot(s)Ayase (Tokyo Metro)
Depok, Bogor (KCI)
Line(s) servedFormer:
Tokyo Metro:
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line,
Joban Line,
OH Odakyu Odawara Line,
OT Odakyu Tama Line (All stopped 2018),
Indonesia:
KAI Commuter Rangkasbitung Line (formerly until Maja) (stopped 2016) KAI Commuter Loop Line (until 27 May 2022)

Current:
KAI Commuter:
KAI Commuter Cikarang Loop Line,
KAI Commuter Bogor Line,
KAI Commuter Tanjung Priok Line,
KAI Commuter Tangerang Line (seasonal)
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Height4,135 mm (13 ft 6.8 in)
Doors4 per car
Maximum speedJapan:
80 km/h (50 mph) (Chiyoda Line)
90 km/h (56 mph) (Joban Line)
100 km/h (62 mph) (Odawara Line)
Indonesia:
70 km/h (43 mph) (on most lines)
95 km/h (59 mph) (Cikarang Loop Line; between CKR-JNG only)
Weight22.5–33 t (22.1–32.5 long tons; 24.8–36.4 short tons) (1st-5th batches),
24.8–36.1 t (24.4–35.5 long tons; 27.3–39.8 short tons) (6th batch onwards)
Traction systemChopper control, IGBT-VVVF, Hitachi VVVF, Mitsubishi VVVF
TransmissionWestinghouse-Natal Drive;
Gear ratio: 6.53 : 1
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration3.7 km/(h⋅s) (2.3 mph/s) (service), 4.7 km/(h⋅s) (2.9 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead
BogiesFS-378/FS-378A, FS-378B, FS-523
Braking system(s)Regenerative braking
Safety system(s)CS-ATC, Odakyu ATS
Coupling systemShibata coupler
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The trains have 20 m aluminium 4-door cars, and are used on the Chiyoda Line, as well as Odakyu Odawara Line, and Joban Line (all-stations "local" services). The sole three-car set was used on the Chiyoda Line Kita-Ayase branch line.

Fleet
  • 6000: 1st prototype (1968)
  • 6101: 2nd prototype (1969)
  • 6102–6121: full production 1st–3rd full-production batch type
  • 6122–6135: full production 4th–7th full-production batch type

As of 1 April 2018, the remaining fleet still operating in Japan consisted of 2 ten-car sets (sets 02 and 30).[1]

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.[2]

Formations

Trains are formed as follows, with car 1 at the southern end.[3]

Set 01
Car no.12345678910
Designation CM1M2T1Tc1M1M2Tc2M2M1CM2
Numbering 6101620167016601630164016501680169016001

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

Sets 02–21
Car no.12345678910
Designation CT1M1M2Tc1M1M2Tc2T2M1CM2
Numbering 61xx63xx64xx65xx67xx68xx66xx62xx69xx60xx

Cars 2, 5, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.[3]

Sets 22–35
Car no.12345678910
Designation CT1T2M1M2Tc1Tc2M1M2M1CT2
Numbering 61xx62xx63xx64xx65xx66xx67xx68xx69xx60xx

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

Set 60
Car no.123
Designation CTM1CM2
Numbering 6000-16000-26000-3

Cars 1 and 2 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.[3]

Interior
  • Interior of the three-car prototype
    Interior of the three-car prototype
  • Interior of a typical Tokyo Metro 6000 series train
    Interior of a typical Tokyo Metro 6000 series train
  • Plaque of the 1972 Laurel Prize awarded to the 6000 series
    Plaque of the 1972 Laurel Prize awarded to the 6000 series

History
Set 6110 in 1985 before the retro-fitting of air-conditioning

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.[4] The fleet then underwent a programme of refurbishment between 1988 and 2007.[4]

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
Set 6115 (with smaller passenger windows) operated by Kereta Commuter Indonesia in Jakarta in November 2011
Set 6131 (with larger passenger windows) in Indonesia in December 2016
Withdrawn Tokyo Metro 6000 set 6112 in Cikaum

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.[5]

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.[6]

Set no.Date shipped
61012016[7]
61052012[8]
6106September 2011[9]
61072012[10]
61082016[7]
61112012[8]
6112September 2011[9]
61132012[8]
6115January 2011[9]
61162016[11]
61172016[7]
61182016[11]
61192017[12]
61202017[13]
6121
61222018[14]
61232012[10]
61242017[13]
61252012[10]
6126January 2011[9]
61272012[8]
61292017[15]
61302018
61312016[16]
61322017[12]
61332012[8]
6134

Training set
The three-car set 6000 at Shin-Kiba Depot in July 2016

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.[17]

Fleet history

The individual set histories are as shown below.[4]

BatchSet no.ManufacturerBuild dateRefurbishment dateWithdrawal dateRemarks
1st prototype6000-1Kisha Seizo16 April 1968-For training purposes only.
2nd prototype6101Kawasaki Heavy Industries27 August 1969[Note 1]28 January 199920 May 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016[7]
1st batch61025 February 197117 July 199611 November 2018Preserved in Kita-Ayase depot.
6103-26 September 2011
61049 August 1995March 2016
610512 March 1971-10 September 2012Shipped to Indonesia
6106Nippon Sharyo5 February 19716 January 19989 September 2011
610718 January 199130 January 2012
6108Tokyu Car Corporation12 March 197111 May 199821 June 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016[7]
6109Kawasaki Heavy Industries5 February 1971April 198823 October 2015
6110Kinki Sharyo12 March 1971-1 October 2010
6111Nippon Sharyo5 February 197113 August 2012Shipped to Indonesia
6112Kisha Seizo12 March 197131 August 19908 September 2011Shipped to Indonesia

Scrapped at Cikaum in 2016.

6113-20 August 2012
2nd batch6114Kawasaki Heavy Industries22 August 197225 November 1996January 2016
61156 September 1972-20 January 2011Shipped to Indonesia in 2011
611622 August 19729 November 199515 August 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016[11]
6117Nippon Sharyo6 September 197218 September 199827 June 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016[7]
6118Tokyu Car Corporation13 June 199729 August 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016[11]
6119Kisha Seizo22 August 197224 February 199730 January 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017[12]
3rd batch6120Kawasaki Heavy Industries7 October 197729 August 199729 May 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017[13]
6121Nippon Sharyo21 September 1977July 200021 April 2017
4th batch6122Kinki Sharyo10 April 198130 March 200727 January 2018Shipped to Indonesia in 2018[14]
6123Nippon Sharyo-2 February 2012Shipped to Indonesia
6124Kawasaki Heavy Industries15 May 19816 January 200410 April 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017[13]
612526 June 1981-17 February 2012Shipped to Indonesia
6126Nippon Sharyo31 July 198111 January 2011Shipped to Indonesia in 2011
612726 August 198117 September 2012Shipped to Indonesia in 2012
6128Kawasaki Heavy Industries14 September 198117 June 20046 December 2015
5th batch6129Nippon Sharyo24 November 198418 October 200610 July 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017[15]
6130Kinki Sharyo12 December 198421 November 200511 November 2018Shipped to Indonesia in 2018
6131Tokyu Car Corporation11 January 198516 May 200510 October 2016Shipped to Indonesia in 2016[16]
6132Kawasaki Heavy Industries21 February 198517 May 200627 March 2017Shipped to Indonesia in 2017[12]
6th batch6133Kinki Sharyo8 October 1988-3 September 2012Shipped to Indonesia.
613424 October 198827 August 2012
7th batch6135Tokyu Car Corporation26 September 199012 December 2011
  1. Cars 6501 to 6801 were built in February 1971.

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 (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area, thus created the A-cars as the end cars only.

  • Air-conditioning for the 6000 series; the fan was used for air circulation before the retrofitting of air-conditioning.
    Air-conditioning for the 6000 series; the fan was used for air circulation before the retrofitting of air-conditioning.
  • Jumper coupler for the 6000 series
    Jumper coupler for the 6000 series
  • The prototype of the 6000 series, which was used on the Ayase branch
    The prototype of the 6000 series, which was used on the Ayase branch
  • FS378 bogie for the 6000 series
    FS378 bogie for the 6000 series
  • FS523 bogie for the 6000 series
    FS523 bogie for the 6000 series
  • Chopper control as used on the 6000 series
    Chopper control as used on the 6000 series
  • VVVF control as used on the 6000 series
    VVVF control as used on the 6000 series
  • Builder's plate on the 6000 series prototype
    Builder's plate on the 6000 series prototype
  • A 6000 series unit bearing the farewell run decals, July 2019
    A 6000 series unit bearing the farewell run decals, July 2019
  • Set 6132 and 6115 in Indonesia, February 2021
    Set 6132 and 6115 in Indonesia, February 2021
  • Set 6132 with new KAI Commuter livery scheme, December 2020.
    Set 6132 with new KAI Commuter livery scheme, December 2020.

References
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  2. 千代田線6000系車両が引退します [Chiyoda Line 6000 series retires] (PDF). tokyometro.jp (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  4. Kekke, Manabu (June 2016). 本数を減らす東京メトロ6000系の現況 [The current state of the dwindling Tokyo Metro 6000 series]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 386. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. pp. 30–35.
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