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 on the
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line in Tokyo, Japan since 2003. Introduced into service on 7 January 2003, a total of six ten-car trainsets were manufactured by
Nippon Sharyo
, formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2 ...
between 2002 and 2003 to augment the 8000 series trains following the extension to Oshiage.
Description
The Tokyo Metro 08 series was introduced into service in 2003 to increase capacity on the
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.4 ...
, which was extended from to in March 2003.
The train type is used on inter-running services via the Hanzomon Line to the
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and the
Tobu Isesaki and
Nikko Lines.
The 08 series was the last new rolling stock type purchased by TRTA before it was privatised the following year.
Formations
, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 56, formed as shown below, with five motored (M) cars and five trailer (T) cars.
Car 1 is at the Oshiage end.
* Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm
pantographs
A pantograph (, from their original use for copying writing) is a mechanical linkage connected in a manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one pen, in tracing an image, produces identical movements in a second pen. If a line dr ...
, and car 5 is fitted with one.
* Wheelchair spaces are provided in cars 3 and 9.
* Car 2 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car.
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bucket-style seating throughout.
Gallery
File:Tokyometro08-ATC.jpg, ATC equipment for the 08 series
File:Tokyometro08-SIV.jpg, SIV auxiliary power supply for the 08 series
File:Tokyometro08-MAP-178-15V108B.jpg, VVVF inverter of the 08 series
File:Tokyometro08-C2500LB.jpg, C2500LB air compressor for the 08 series
File:Truck ND730.jpg, ND730 bogie of the 08 series
File:Tokyometro08-cab1.jpg, Driver's cab of the 08 series
References
External links
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line 08 series information
{{Tokyo Metro trainsets
Electric multiple units of Japan
08 series
Train-related introductions in 2003
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Nippon Sharyo multiple units