The was an

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(EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator

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on the

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following their withdrawal in Japan. The trains have 20 m aluminium 4-door cars, and are used on the Chiyoda Line, as well as

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, and Joban Line (all-stations "local" services). The sole three-car set was used on the Chiyoda Line Kita-Ayase branch line.

Fleet

* 6000: 1st prototype (1968) * 6101: 2nd prototype (1969) * 6102–6121: full production 1st–3rd full-production batch type * 6122–6135: full production 4th–7th full-production batch type , the remaining fleet still operating in Japan consisted of 2 ten-car sets (sets 02 and 30). The 6000 series was scheduled for its final commercial operation on 13 October 2018. They were finally retired from service on 11 November 2018, after their final seasonal run. The last trainset retired was Set 30. It was shipped to Jakarta, Indonesia at the end of 2018.

Formations

Trains are formed as follows, with car 1 at the southern end.

Set 01

Cars 1 and 3 each have one lozenge-type

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, and cars 5 and 9 each have two.

Sets 02–21

Cars 2, 5, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.

Sets 22–35

Cars 3, 7, and 9 each have two lozenge-type pantographs.

Set 60

Cars 1 and 2 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.

Interior

File:Tokyo Metro 6000-3 inside.jpg, Interior of the three-car prototype File:Inside of TRTA 6000.jpg, Interior of a typical Tokyo Metro 6000 series train File:1972 Laurel prize.JPG, Plaque of the 1972 Laurel Prize awarded to the 6000 series

History

The TRTA 6000 series won the 1972

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from the Japan Railfan Club.

Refurbishment

The fleet was retro-fitted with air conditioning between 1988 and 1994. The fleet then underwent a programme of refurbishment between 1988 and 2007.

Retirement

The 6000 series trains have been in service since 1971, and have begun to show their age. In the 2010's, Tokyo Metro thought the 6000 series were becoming unreliable. As of 2018, they have been replaced by the 16000 series.

Resale to Indonesia

A number of 6000 series sets have been shipped to

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in Jakarta, Indonesia, as listed below. VVVF refurbished sets were shipped to Indonesia from 2016, with the first three sets arrived at the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta on 29 July 2016. The earlier chopper-controlled sets run as eight-car formations, while the refurbished VVVF-controlled sets operate as ten-car formations.

Training set

The three-car prototype set 6000, used on the Kita-Ayase branch line until 2014, is used as a staff training unit at Shin-Kiba Depot in Koto, Tokyo.

Fleet history

The individual set histories are as shown below.

Related development

Both the

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and the

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were based on the 6000 series for the Yurakucho Line, Fukutoshin Line, and the Hanzomon Line. The cab car was inspired by

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(BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area, thus created the A-cars as the end cars only.

Gallery

File:TM6000 air conditioning（Remodeling car）.jpg, Air-conditioning for the 6000 series; the fan was used for air circulation before the retrofitting of air-conditioning. File:Tokyo metro 6000 kei jumper-coupler.JPG, Jumper coupler for the 6000 series File:Tokyo Metro 6000-1.jpg, The prototype of the 6000 series, which was used on the Ayase branch File:Tokyometro6000-FS378.jpg, FS378 bogie for the 6000 series File:Tokyometro6000-FS523.jpg, FS523 bogie for the 6000 series File:Tokyometro6000-H-CHP.jpg, Chopper control as used on the 6000 series File:Tokyometro6000-M-VVVF1.jpg, VVVF control as used on the 6000 series File:Tokyo Metro 6000-1 MP.JPG, Builder's plate on the 6000 series prototype File:Tokyo Metro 6102F 6002 Preserved.jpg, A 6000 series unit bearing the farewell run decals, July 2019

References

External links

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 6000 series information
{{KAI Commuter trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 6000 series Kawasaki multiple units Nippon Sharyo multiple units Train-related introductions in 1971 Electric multiple units of Indonesia Kinki Sharyo multiple units Tokyu Car multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan