Toei 6500 series

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

Toei 6500 series
A Toei Mita Line 6500 series train
In service	2022–present
Manufacturer	Kinki Sharyo
Built at	Osaka
Replaced	6300 series
Constructed	2020–2022
Entered service	14 May 2022
Number built	104 vehicles (13 sets)
Number in service	104 vehicles (13 sets)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	6501–6513
Capacity	1172 (8-car set)[1] 139 (end cars)[2] 149 (intermediate cars)[2]
Operators	Toei Subway
Depots	Shimura
Lines served	I Toei Mita Line MG Meguro Line SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy, double skin
Train length	160,814 mm (527 ft 7.3 in)
Car length	20,407 mm (66 ft 11.4 in) (end cars) 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,829 mm (9 ft 3.4 in)
Height	4,056 mm (13 ft 3.7 in) 4,095 mm (13 ft 5.2 in) (with pantograph folded)
Floor height	1.13 m (3 ft 8 in)
Doors	4 per side
Wheel diameter	860 mm (34 in)
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph) (design) 110 km/h (68 mph) (service)
Weight	251.8 t (247.8 long tons; 277.6 short tons)
Traction system	SiC–VVVF
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Specifications

The trains use SiC–VVVF technology, and are formed as eight-car sets.^[3] The interior includes multilingual passenger information displays and security cameras.^[4]

The design of the trains revolved around the concept of universal design.^[5] 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.^{[5][clarification needed]}

Interior

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  Interior
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  Accessible area
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  Onboard LCD information display
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  LED side destination sign

Formation

The sets are formed as follows.^[2][6]

	← Meguro Nishi-takashimadaira →
Designation	6500-8 (Tc8)	6500-7 (M7)	6500-6 (M6)	6500-5 (T5)	6500-4 (T4)	6500-3 (M3)	6500-2 (M2)	6500-1 (Tc1)

History

The 6500 series was announced by Toei on 29 October 2020.^[4] The first set was delivered in 2020.^[7] Test runs are scheduled to start in November 2020. A total of 13 sets, 104 cars,^[8] were built by Kinki Sharyo. The 6500 series trainsets made their first trips in revenue service on 14 May 2022,^[9] after stations' platforms on Mita Line and Meguro Line were extended to accommodate eight-car trainsets.^[3][10]

The last 6500 series set, 6513, was delivered in August 2022.^[11]

On 7 October 2022, Kinki Sharyo announced that the 6500 series received the 2022 Good Design Award.^[12]