Toei 12-000 series

Toei 12-000 series
Painted 12-000 series set 05, November 2007
Unpainted 12-000 series set 53, November 2007
In service1991–present
ManufacturerTokyu Car Corporation (prototype set), Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi Rail (3rd and 4th batches)
Constructed1990–2000
Entered service1991
Scrapped2016 (First-batch vehicles)
Number built424 vehicles (53 sets; excluding prototype)
Number in service376 vehicles (47 sets; excluding prototype)
Number preserved2 vehicles
Number scrapped48 vehicles (6 sets)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Capacity780 (328/336 seated)
OperatorsToei
DepotsKiba
Lines servedE Toei Oedo Line
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length132.5 m (434 ft 8+916 in)
Car length
  • 16,750 mm (54 ft 11 in) (end cars)
  • 16,500 mm (54 ft 2 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,498 mm (8 ft 2.3 in)
Height3,145 mm (10 ft 4 in)
Floor height800 mm (31 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Weight
  • 25 t (25 long tons; 28 short tons) per car (1st-2nd batches)
  • 24–25 t (24–25 long tons; 26–28 short tons) per car (3rd-4th batches)
Traction systemGTOVVVF and IGBT–VVVF
Traction motors16 × 120 kW (161 hp) 3-phase AC linear induction motor
Power output1.92 MW (2,575 hp)
Acceleration3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s)
Deceleration
  • 3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 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
BogiesT-12D
Braking system(s)Regenerative and electro-pneumatic
Safety system(s)ATC, ATO
Coupling systemShibata rotary
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

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.

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.