The is 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 Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other b ...

(Toei) on the

Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...

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, Japan, between 1968 and 1999, and subsequently on the

Chichibu Railway The is a small-sector private railway company operating a railway line in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It managed the Mitsumine Ropeway (� ...

(since 1999),

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 ...

, and

Kereta Commuter Indonesia PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (trading as KAI Commuter, abbreviated as KCI or KAIC) is a subsidiary of the Indonesian national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) which manages commuter rail services. Initially founded as an operator of ...

in Indonesia (from 2000 until 2016).

Operations

The 6000 series operated on the

from its opening in 1968.

History

The 6000 series won the 1969 Laurel Prize from the Japan Railfan Club.

Exterior

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

Interior

File:Toei 6000 series 6218 inside.jpg, Interior of Kumamoto Electric Railway 6000 series

Resale

Following withdrawal from the Toei Mita Line in 1999 and replacement by

Toei 6300 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Mita Line in Tokyo, Japan. Introduced into service on 23 June 1993, a total of 37 six-car trainsets (222 ve ...

EMUs, a number of former 6000 series units were resold to other railway operators in Japan and also donated to

KA Commuter Jabodetabek KRL Commuterline, or commonly known as Commuterline, is a commuter rail system for Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It is operated by PT KAI Commuter Indonesia (KAI Commuter/KCI), a subsidiary of the In ...

(at the time, it was Jabotabek Urban Transport Division) in Indonesia. *

Chichibu Railway 5000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway on Chichibu Main Line local services in Japan. Fleet details , three three-car sets (sets 5001 to 5003) were in service. The DeHa 50 ...

3-car sets *

6000 series 2-car sets *

KRL Jabodetabek KRL Commuterline, or commonly known as Commuterline, is a commuter rail system for Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It is operated by PT KAI Commuter Indonesia (KAI Commuter/KCI), a subsidiary of the In ...

6000 series

Chichibu Railway 5000 series

12 former 6000 series cars were sold to the

in 1999, where they were reformed as four three-car 5000 series sets. The original Toei car numbers and subsequent identities were as follows.

Indonesia

72 former 6000 series cars were donated to KRL Jabotabek (later

) in Indonesia in 2000 as part of an

Official development assistance Official development assistance (ODA) is a category used by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to measure aid, foreign aid. The DAC first adopted the concept in ...

(ODA) programme to upgrade commuter train services in the Jakarta area. Eight six-car sets (6121, 6151, 6161, 6171, 6181, 6201, 6271, and 6281) and 24 middle cars were shipped to Indonesia, entering revenue service there from August 2000. In 2004, the trainsets were reformed into eight six-car sets and three eight-car sets, made possible by rebuilding some former intermediate cars with new driving cabs. These new driving cab would be called "Rakitan", "Lohan" , & "Espass" The fleet subsequently underwent further extensive reorganization and rebuilding of driving cars damaged in accidents. Withdrawals commenced in December 2012 with set 6201, displaced by an increasing number of newer and longer trains delivered from Japan like:

Tokyo Metro 6000 series The 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 Commu ...

Tokyo Metro 05 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Ayase Branch in Japan by the subway operator Tokyo Metro. Some sets have also been shipped to Indonesia, where they operate o ...

, and

203 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan between 1982 and 2011 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and currently operated by KAI Commuter and Philippine National Rai ...

. The last set to remain in service, 6181, was repainted into the new KA Commuter Jabodetabek red livery in February 2016, before finally being withdrawn in September 2016. Since February 2018, car 6181 from the last operating set, 6181F, is now preserved in Depok EMU Depot as a static display, with electrical systems such as lighting and automatic door fully operational, due to some modifications to the train.

Gallery

File:Jabodetabek Old 6000 Series - 6171F EMU.jpg, Former set 6171 in Indonesia in May 2011 File:Bekasi Express.JPG, Former Toei 6000 series set in Indonesia with rebuilt front end called "Rakitan" in July 2007 File:6151 Manggarai Station 20111126.JPG, Car 6151 with a rebuilt ''Djoko Lelono 2'' front end as part of a 4-car set in November 2011 File:Espass 6177.jpg, Set 6177 with a rebuilt front end called "Espass" in November 2014 File:Toei 6000 Bogor.jpg, Former set 6181 in "KCJ" livery in September 2016 File:Toei 6281-Cikaum.jpg, Former set 6281 awaiting scrapping in Indonesia in December 2016 File:Toei 6275 Cikaum.jpg, Set 6275 is lifted to Cikaum

References

External links

Toei rolling stock gallery
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