The was an
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
(EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 42 eight-car trainsets were built, between 1988 and 1994, entering service on 1 July 1988.
Operations
The 03 series trains operated on the
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color sil ...
, with through-running to and from the
Tobu Skytree Line
The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Met ...
and before 2013, on the
Tokyu Toyoko Line Tokyu may refer to:
* Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation
** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group
** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle m ...
.
Formations
, the fleet consists of 40 eight-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Naka-Meguro (south) end.
Sets consist of four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.
* The M1 cars (cars 2 and 6) each have two lozenge-style
pantographs.
* Cars 1, 2, 7, and 8 in sets 09 to 28 have five pairs of doors per side instead of three.
Withdrawal
The 03 series trains began to be replaced by new
13000 series trains from 25 March 2017.
The first set to be withdrawn, set 14, was removed for scrapping in February 2017.
The 03 series was fully retired from the Hibiya Line on 28 February 2020 with no fanfare; Tokyo Metro cited the inconvenience created from the crowding of
train enthusiasts during the farewell event for the
6000 series as the main reason for this decision.
Resale
Kumamoto Electric Railway
Three former 03 series EMUs were resold for use by the
Kumamoto Electric Railway
The is a public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines.
Lines
* Kikuchi Line (菊池線)
** Kami-Kumamoto — Miyoshi:
* Fu ...
in
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...
between 2018 and 2020.
They entered service on 4 April 2019.
File:Kumamoto-Type03-837.jpg, A 03 series train in service on the Kumamoto Electric Railway. These maintain the Tokyo Metro classification and numbering.
File:Kumamoto_Electric_Railway_03-832_20210530_interior.jpg, Interior of the Kumaden 03 series
Nagano Electric Railway
On 31 January 2020,
Nagano Electric Railway announced the second-hand purchase of a few 03 series units, which would be redesignated as the 3000 series. They're intended to replace the older
3500 series (ex-TRTA 3000 series, themselves too ex-Hibiya Line stock) which currently form the backbone of local service rolling stock on the railway.
Hokuriku Railway
Hokuriku Railway plans to buy a total of five 03 series sets for use on the
Asanogawa Line. The first two sets arrived at the railway's depot on 11 January 2020.
File:Hokutetsu Series03-829.jpg, 03 series on Hokuriku Railway
File:Hokutetsu Series03-129 Inside.jpg, Interior of the Hokuriku Railway 03 series
Gallery
Interior
File:TokyoMetro03-802-inside.JPG, Interior of a 3-door car
File:TokyoMetro03-209-inside.JPG, Interior of a 5-door car
File:Hibiya Line-2005-10-24 1.jpg, LED display above the passenger doors
Underside equipment
File:Tokyometro03-ATC.jpg, ATC unit of a 03 series
File:Tokyometro03-C2500LB.jpg, Air compressor
File:Tokyometro03-HITACHI-CHP1.jpg, Chopper control for the earlier 03 series sets
File:Tokyometro03-VFI-HR4820A.jpg, VVVF inverter for the later 03 series sets
File:Tokyometro03-SS011.jpg, SS011 bogie
File:Tokyometro03-SS035.jpg, SS035 bogie
File:Tokyometro03-SS111.jpg, SS111 bogie
File:Tokyometro03-SS135.jpg, SS135 bogie
References
External links
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line 03 series information
{{Tokyo Metro trainsets
Electric multiple units of Japan
03 series
Train-related introductions in 1988
Kawasaki multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Nippon Sharyo multiple units
Kinki Sharyo multiple units
Tokyu Car multiple units