Sendai Subway 1000 series

Sendai Subway 1000N series
Sendai Subway 1000N series
	A Sendai Subway 1000N series train, October 2008
	Interior
In service	1987–present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki
Constructed	1985–1996
Refurbished	2003–2013
Number built	84 vehicles (21 sets)
Formation	4 cars per trainset
Capacity	144 passengers per car (58 seating, 54 post-refurbishment)
Operators	Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Lines served	Sendai Subway Namboku Line
Specifications
Car length	21,750 mm (71 ft 4 in) (end cars); 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars);
Width	2,890 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Height	4,040 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Weight	128.0 t (126.0 long tons; 141.1 short tons)
Traction system	Chopper control (as built); IGBT–VVVF (post-refurbishment);
Traction motors	Series-wound DC (as built); Asynchronous 3-phase AC (as refurbished);
Power output	160 kW (215 hp) per motor
Transmission	Westinghouse-Natal drive; gear ratio: 5.73 : 1 (86 / 15)
Acceleration	3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) (as built); 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (post-refurbishment);
Deceleration	3.7 km/(h⋅s) (2.3 mph/s) (service); 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency);
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	SS-005, SS-105
Braking system(s)	Electromagnetic braking
Safety system(s)	ATC/ATO (Fuzzy logic)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Sendai Subway 1000N series (仙台市交通局1000N系電車) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Sendai Subway Namboku Line in Sendai, Japan.

The 1000 series was the world's first train type to use fuzzy logic to control its speed, and this system developed by Hitachi accounts for the relative smoothness of the starts and stops when compared to other trains, and is 10% more energy efficient than human-controlled acceleration. It was the recipient of the 28th Laurel Prize award presented by the Japan Railfan Club.