Tokyo Monorail 10000 series

Tokyo Monorail 10000 series
Set 10011 in July 2014
In service	July 2014 –
Replaced	1000 series
Constructed	2014–
Number built	24 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in service	24 vehicles (4 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	10011–10041
Operator(s)	Tokyo Monorail
Depot(s)	Showajima
Line(s) served	Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	16,400 mm (53 ft 10 in) (end cars) 15,200 mm (49 ft 10 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	3,038 mm (9 ft 11.6 in)
Height	4,364 mm (14 ft 3.8 in)
Doors	2 pairs per side
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Traction system	IGBT-VVVF
Acceleration	3.5 km/h/s
Deceleration	4.0 km/h/s (service) 4.5 km/h/s (emergency)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC
Current collection method	Side contact
Safety system(s)	ATC
Track gauge	(straddle-beam monorail)

The Tokyo Monorail 10000 series (東京モノレール10000形 Tōkyō Monorēru 10000-gata) is a monorail electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo Monorail on the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line in Japan since July 2014.^[1]

Design

The body design is based on the earlier 2000 series trains first built in 1997, and uses friction stir welded (FSW) aluminium alloy panels.^[2]

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  The interior of the driving cab

Formation

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of four six-car sets, numbered 10011 to 10041, and formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[1] Car 1 is at the Hamamatsucho end.^[1][3]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	M3	M4	Tc2
Numbering	100x1	100x2	100x3	100x4	100x5	100x6
Weight (t)	23.3	23.7	24.1	23.8	24.0	23.0
Capacity (seated/total)	33/76	40/76	40/76	40/76	40/76	33/76

• "x" stands for the set number.
• Cars 1 and 6 each have a wheelchair space.^[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of facing 4-seat bays and longitudinal bench seating, and includes luggage racks next to the doorways.^[2] The seats are covered in a blue moquette incorporating the traditional Japanese seigaiha (青海波) pattern.^[2] LED lighting is used throughout.^[2] Passenger information is provided by 7-inch wide LCD displays above the doorways.^[2] Information is provided in four languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. Initially one screen is provided above each doorway, but provision is made for installing a second screen in the future.^[2]

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  Longitudinal seating
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  Facing 4-seat bays
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  Seating over the train bogies

History

The first set, 10011, was delivered to Tokyo Monorail's Showajima Depot in March 2014.^[4] It entered revenue service on 18 July 2014.^[5]

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  The first set delivered, 10011, at Showajima Depot in March 2014

References

1. "東京モノレール10000形" [Tokyo Monorail 10000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 54 no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2014. pp. 80–81.
2. Harada, Junichi (April 2014). 新型車両10000形の導入について [Introduction of new 10000 series rolling stock]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 360. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. pp. 32–34.
3. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
4. 東京モノレール10000形が昭和島車両基地に搬入される [Tokyo Monorail 10000 series delivered to Showajima Depot]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
5. 指原莉乃が出発進行！東京モノレールに新型車両、「和」デザイン [New Tokyo Monorail train with "Wa" design seen off by Rino Sashihara]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

External links

• September 2013 press release (Japanese)