The Tokyo Metro 15000 series (東京メトロ15000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2010.

Design

Based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 05 series (13th batch) and Tokyo Metro 10000 series trains, the 15000 series trains have 500 mm wider doors (1800 mm as opposed to 1300 mm) to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods.

Operations

The 15000 series trains are used on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line inter-running services, to and from Mitaka on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line in the west, Tōyō-Katsutadai on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line and Tsudanuma on the Chuo-Sobu Line in the east. The 15000 series trains replaced the first batch of the 05 series trains, which have been in service since 1988.

Formation

, the fleet consists of 13 ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 63, and formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Funabashi (west) end. Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs. Car 5 has one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with six-person seats between the doors, and two-person seats at the car ends. Passenger information is provided by pairs of 17-inch LCD information screens above each doorway.

History

The first set was delivered from Hitachi's Kudamatsu factory in February 2010. The first 15000 series sets entered revenue service on 7 May 2010. Thirteen sets (15101 to 15113) were delivered by 2011, with a further three sets scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2016.