The is a rapid transit

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(EMU) train type formerly operated by the

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on the Nagoya Subway

Higashiyama Line The is a rapid transit, subway line, which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from Takabata Station, Takabata in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Nakagawa Ward ...

in Japan from July 1980 until August 2015. Following their withdrawal in Japan, five sets were shipped to Argentina in 2015 for use on Line C of the

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Formation

The trains were formed as six-car sets, as follows. One car was designated as a "

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" during the morning and evening peak periods on weekdays as a measure to reduce sexual assault during crowded times.

History

The first trains entered service on 1 July 1980. These were the first air-conditioned trains to be used on the Higashiyama Line. A total of 23 sets were built between 1980 and 1990.

Withdrawal and resale

The last remaining 5000 series train in service, set 5114, was withdrawn from the Higashiyama Line following a special final run on 30 August 2015. In 2015, five 5000 series units (30 vehicles) were shipped to Argentina to be used on Line C of the

. These sets were modified with pantographs to operate from a 1,500 V overhead supply instead of the original 600 V third rail. File:Takaoka.5000.jpg, Withdrawn 5000 series cars at the Nihon Sougou Recycle plant in Takaoka, Toyama, awaiting scrapping in May 2013 File:Nagoya 5000 en Osaka Sharyo Kogyo (GCBA).jpeg, Withdrawn 5000 series cars at the Osaka Sharyo plant in August 2014 undergoing modifications ahead of shipment to Argentina File:Nagoya 5000 Buenos Aires 1.jpg, A former 5000 series car being unloaded in Argentina in February 2015 File:Nagoya-5000-1.jpg, Train 5115 on Line C of the Buenos Aires Underground

References

External links

Nagoya Transportation Bureau's technical details about the 5000 series
{{Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock Electric multiple units of Japan 5000 series Train-related introductions in 1980 Rolling stock of the Buenos Aires Underground 600 V DC multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan