Tokyo Metro 16000 series
Introduction The  is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, since November 2010.
Operations The 16000 series sets are used on the following lines. * Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line* Odakyu Odawara Line ( – )* Odakyu Tama Line ( – )* Joban Line ( – )
Design The 16000 series uses Toshiba-branded synchronous motors with permanent magnets, offering 10% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 10000 series trains.The first 12 sets were manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture, but sets 16113 to 16128 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture.Sets from 16106 onward feature a modified front end design with the emergency door offset to the left-hand side away from the driver's position.Sets 16117 onward feature wheelchair spaces in all cars, and use LED lighting throughout.File:Tokyo Metro 16103 Yoyogi-uehara 20110704.jpg|Set 16103 in July 2011, with centrally-positioned cab-end doorFile:Tokyo-metro 16108.jpg|Set 16108 in September 2011, with offset cab-end doorFile:Tokyometro16000 haruhino.jpg|Set 16122 in February 2016, showing the livery applied to sets delivered from 2015 onwardFile:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000-16024_Cab.jpg|Driving cab interior view in April 2022File:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000_LED.jpg|LED destination indicator panel
Formation , the fleet consists of 37 ten-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Yoyogi-Uehara (south) end. Car No. 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 Designation CT1  M'  T  M  Tc1  Tc2  M  T'  M'  CT2 Numbering 16100  16200  16300  16400  16500  16600  16700  16800  16900  16000 Capacity 143  154  143 Weight (t) 27.9  33.5  26.5  33.6  28.7  28.0  33.6  26.7  33.5  27.8Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each have one single-arm pantograph.
Interior File:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000-16024_Inside.jpg|Interior viewFile:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000-16924_Priority-seat.jpg|Priority seatingFile:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000-16024_Free-space.jpg|Priority seating with wheelchair spaceFile:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000_Long-seat.jpg|7-seat longitudinal bench seatingFile:Tokyo-Metro_Series16000_LCD.jpg|"TVIS" LCD passenger information display above doorFile:Tokyo Metro 16000 Laurel prize plate inside.JPG|Train fleet number with builder's name and Laurel Prize plate
History The first 16000 series set was delivered in early August 2010.The type entered service on 4 November 2010.In May 2011, the 16000 series was awarded the 2011 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.In April 2012, car 8 (16807) of set 16107 was experimentally fitted with LED interior lighting replacing the normal fluorescent tubes used.The final set on order, 16137, entered service in October 2017.
Fleet details Official delivery dates as follows. Set No. Manufacturer  Date delivered 16101  Kawasaki Heavy Industries  2010 16102  16103  16104  16105  16106  16107  16108  16109  16110  16111  16112  16113  Hitachi  16114  16115  1 June 2012 16116  15 June 2012 16117  13 September 2015 16118  25 September 2015 16119  27 October 2015 16120  27 November 2015 16121  18 December 2015 16122  29 January 2016 16123  23 March 2016 16124  8 April 2016 16125  13 May 2016 16126  3 June 2016 16127  15 July 2016 16128  26 August 2016 16129  Kawasaki Heavy Industries  24 June 2016 16130  5 August 2016 16131  23 September 2016 16132  10 February 2017 16133  3 March 2017 16134  2017 16135  2017 16136  2017 16137  2017
References
External links *  Tokyo Metro 16000 series information