Toei 6500 series | |
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![]() A Toei Mita Line 6500 series train | |
In service | 2022–present |
Manufacturer | Kinki Sharyo |
Built at | Osaka |
Replaced | 6300 series |
Constructed | 2020–2022 |
Entered service | 14 May 2022 |
Number built | 104 vehicles (13 sets) |
Number in service | 104 vehicles (13 sets) |
Formation | 8 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | 6501–6513 |
Capacity | |
Operators | Toei Subway |
Depots | Shimura |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy, double skin |
Train length | 160,814 mm (527 ft 7.3 in) |
Car length |
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Width | 2,829 mm (9 ft 3.4 in) |
Height |
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Floor height | 1.13 m (3 ft 8 in) |
Doors | 4 per side |
Wheel diameter | 860 mm (34 in) |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (design) 110 km/h (68 mph) (service) |
Weight | 251.8 t (247.8 long tons; 277.6 short tons) |
Traction system | SiC–VVVF |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Toei 6500 series (都営6500形, Toei 6500-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) in Japan.
The trains use SiC–VVVF technology, and are formed as eight-car sets.[3] The interior includes multilingual passenger information displays and security cameras.[4]
The design of the trains revolved around the concept of universal design.[5] This is represented in various features of the trains:
The trains are also fitted with onboard Wi-Fi. In addition, these will be the first trainsets to be equipped with onboard data collection.[5][clarification needed]
The sets are formed as follows.[2][6]
← Meguro
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Designation | 6500-8 (Tc8) |
6500-7 (M7) |
6500-6 (M6) |
6500-5 (T5) |
6500-4 (T4) |
6500-3 (M3) |
6500-2 (M2) |
6500-1 (Tc1) |
The 6500 series was announced by Toei on 29 October 2020.[4] The first set was delivered in 2020.[7] Test runs are scheduled to start in November 2020. A total of 13 sets, 104 cars,[8] were built by Kinki Sharyo. The 6500 series trainsets made their first trips in revenue service on 14 May 2022,[9] after stations' platforms on Mita Line and Meguro Line were extended to accommodate eight-car trainsets.[3][10]
The last 6500 series set, 6513, was delivered in August 2022.[11]
On 7 October 2022, Kinki Sharyo announced that the 6500 series received the 2022 Good Design Award.[12]