Toei 6500 series

The Toei 6500 series (都営6500形, Toei-6500 gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type to be operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) in Japan.

Toei 6500 series
A Toei Mita Line 6500 series train
ManufacturerKinki Sharyo
Built atOsaka
Replaced6300 series
Constructed2020–
Entered service14 May 2022 (planned)
Number under construction32 carriages (4 sets)
Number built72 carriages (9 sets)
Formation8-car sets
Fleet numbers6501–6513
Capacity1172 (8-car set)
Operator(s)Toei Subway
Line(s) served
Specifications
Width2,829 mm (9 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Height4,056 mm (13 ft 3+11⁄16 in)
4,095 mm (13 ft 5+1⁄4 in) (with pantograph folded)
Doors4 per side
Wheel diameter860 mm (34 in) (new)
780 mm (31 in) (worn)
Traction systemMitsubishi Electric hybrid SiC-IGBT–VVVF
Traction motors4 × 3-phase AC induction motor
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
BogiesT-6C (powered), T-6D (trailer)
Coupling systemTightlock
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Specifications

The trains will use hybrid SiC–VVVF technology, and are formed as eight-car sets.[1] The interior includes multilingual passenger information displays and security cameras.[2]

The design of the trains revolved around the concept of universal design.[3] This is represented in various features of the trains:

  • An open space inside the cars to accommodate passengers with heavy luggage or mobility aids such as wheelchairs
  • Widening the space near the doors to facilitate boarding and deboarding at platforms especially during busy times
  • Increasing the number of hand straps, handrails, and luggage racks above the seating area

The trains are also fitted with onboard Wi-Fi. In addition, these will be the first trainsets to be equipped with onboard data collection.[3]

History

The 6500 series was announced by Toei on 29 October 2020.[2] The first set was delivered in 2020.[4] Test runs are scheduled to start in November 2020. A total of 13 sets, 104 cars,[5] are to be built by Kinki Sharyo, with entry into revenue service planned for 2022 when stations' platforms on Mita Line and Meguro Line are extended to accommodate eight-car trainsets.[1][6]

As of 27 January 2022, the first of the trainsets are scheduled to make their first trips in revenue service on 14 May of the same year.[7]

References
  1. "Series 6500 train ready for testing on Toei's Mita Line". railwaygazette.com/metro-report. DVV Media International. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "東京都交通局、都営三田線に新型車両6500形 - 8両編成、13編成導入" [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation introduces new model 6500 series-8-car train, 13 trains on Toei Mita Line]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. "Introducing the new model "6500" of Toei Mita Line 8-car train" [都営三田線 8両編成の新型車両「6500形」を導入します]. Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (in Japanese). 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "都営三田線6500形第1編成が甲種輸送される". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. "都営三田線に新型「6500形」 初の8両編成で令和4年度営業投入 6300形を置き換え" [New "6500 type" on the Toei Mita line, replaced with the 6300 type, which was launched in the 4th year of Reiwa with the first 8-car train.]. tetsudo-ch.com (in Japanese). EXPRESS Co., Ltd. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "東急目黒線・東京メトロ南北線・埼玉高速鉄道，4月上旬から順次8両編成での運転を開始" [Tokyu Meguro Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Saitama Kosoku Railway, starting operation with 8-car train from early April]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. "都営三田線で6500形が5月14日から営業運転を開始" [Toei Mita Line 6500 series will start commercial operation from May 14th]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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