Toei 6000 series

Toei 6000 series

Set 6121 on the Mita Line, February 1999
In service 1968–1999 (Toei Mita Line)
2000–2015 (KA Commuter Jabodetabek)
Formation 6 cars per set (Toei Mita Line)
2, 4 or 8 cars per set (KA Commuter Jabodetabek)
Operator(s) Toei Subway
KA Commuter Jabodetabek
Line(s) served Toei Mita Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors 4 pairs per side
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Toei 6000 series (東京都交通局6000形) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Mita Line in Tokyo, Japan.

Operations

The 6000 series operated on the Toei Mita Line from its opening in 1968.[1]

Exterior

Originally delivered with unpainted stainless steel front ends, the blue bodyside bands were extended to the front ends from 1988.[1]

Resale

Kumamoto Electric Railway 6000 series, September 2006

Following withdrawal from the Toei Mita Line in 1999 and replacement by Toei 6300 series EMUs, a number of former 6000 series units were resold to other railway operators in Japan and also in Indonesia.[2]

Chichibu Railway 5000 series

Chichibu Railway 3-car 5000 series set, June 2011

12 former 6000 cars were sold to the Chichibu Railway in 1999 to be reformed as four three-car 5000 series sets.[2]

The original Toei car numbers and subsequent identities were as follows.[2]

Toei numbering Chichibu numbering
6191 5001
6196 5101
6198 5201
6241 5002
6246 5102
6248 5202
6251 5003
6256 5103
6258 5203
6261 5004
6266 5104
6268 5204

Indonesia

A number of former 6000 series sets were donated to KRL Jabodetabek in Indonesia for use on commuter services in the Jakarta area in 2000.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 The 地下鉄 [The Subway]. Japan: Sansuisha. 29 September 2004. p. 127. ISBN 4-06-366218-7.
  2. 1 2 3 Kubo, Satoshi (April 2008). "秩父の電車たち" [Trains of the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 564. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 92–99.
  3. ↑ インドネシア共和国における調査 [Survey of Republic of Indonesia] (PDF). ODA Surveys (in Japanese). Japan: House of Councillors, National Diet of Japan. 2006. p. 110. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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