Toei 12-000 series
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The Toei 12-000 series (都営12-000形, Toei 12-000-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Oedo Line in Tokyo, Japan.
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Toei 12-000 series | |
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In service | 1991–present |
Manufacturer | Tokyu Car Corporation (prototype set), Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi Rail (3rd and 4th batches) |
Constructed | 1990–2000 |
Entered service | 1991 |
Scrapped | 2016-present |
Number built | 424 vehicles (53 sets; excluding prototype) |
Number in service | 240 vehicles (30 sets; excluding prototype) |
Number preserved | 2 vehicles |
Number scrapped | 184 vehicles (23 sets) |
Formation | 8 cars per trainset |
Capacity | 780 (328/336 seated) |
Operators | Toei |
Depots | Kiba |
Lines served | E Toei Oedo Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Train length | 132.5 m (434 ft 8+9⁄16 in) |
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Width | 2,498 mm (8 ft 2+3⁄8 in) |
Height | 3,145 mm (10 ft 3+7⁄8 in) |
Doors | 3 pairs per side |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
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Traction system | GTO–VVVF and IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motors | 16 × 120 kW (161 hp) 3-phase AC linear induction motor |
Power output | 1.92 MW (2,575 hp) |
Acceleration | 3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) |
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Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | 2′Bo′+Bo′2′+2′Bo′+Bo′2′+2′Bo′+Bo′2′+2′Bo′+Bo′2′ |
Bogies | T-12D |
Braking system(s) | Regenerative and electro-pneumatic |
Safety system(s) | ATC, ATO |
Coupling system | Shibata rotary |
Multiple working | Off-service hauling: Toei Class E5000 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Following testing of a two-car prototype in the late 1980s, the 12-000 series was introduced into service in December 1991. A total of 53 eight-car 12-000 series sets were built between 1990 and 2000 by Nippon Sharyo and Hitachi.