Tokyo Metro 03 series

Tokyo Metro 03 series
An 03 series train on the Tobu Nikko Line in December 2018
In service1988February 2020
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
ReplacedTRTA 3000 series (Tokyo Metro)
Nagaden 3500/3600 series (Nagaden)
Kumaden 6000 series (Kumaden)
Constructed1988–1994, 2001
Entered service1 July 1988
Scrapped20172020
Number built337 vehicles (42 sets)
Number in service6 vehicles (3 sets) on Kumamoto Dentetsu, and 3 vehicles (1 set) on Nagano Dentetsu
Number scrapped328 vehicles (+1 from accident damage)
SuccessorTokyo Metro 13000 series
Formation8 cars per trainset (Hibiya Line)
2 cars per trainset (Kumamoto Dentetsu)
3 cars per trainset (Nagano Dentetsu)
OperatorsEidan/TRTA (19882004)
Tokyo Metro (20042020)
Kumamoto Electric Railway (2019)
Nagano Electric Railway (2020)
DepotsSenju, Takenotsuka
Lines servedH Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line,
TS Tobu Skytree Line,
TN Tōbu Nikkō Line,
TY Tokyu Toyoko Line (until 2013)
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Width2.83 m (9 ft 3 in)
Height3.99 m (13 ft 1 in) (sets 01-25)
3.973 m (13 ft 0.4 in) (sets 26-42)
3.995 m (13 ft 1.3 in) (including pantograph)
Doors3 pairs per car,
5 pairs per car (cars 1,2,7,8)
Maximum speed110 km/h (68.4 mph)
Weight21.9-32.7 t (chopper control),
21.3-31.0 t (VVVF)
Traction system4-quadrant GTO chopper
Variable frequency (IGBT)
Power output160 kW or 190 kW
TransmissionWestinghouse-Natal Drive;
Gear ratio: 5.73 : 1 (chopper control), 7.79 : 1 (VVVF)
Acceleration3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)
Deceleration4 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s)(service)
5 km/(h⋅s) (3.1 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead
Current collector(s)Lozenge-style pantograph
BogiesSS-111, SS-011 (chopper control),
SS-135, SS-035 (VVVF)
Braking system(s)Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes, regenerative braking
Safety system(s)WS-ATC, Tokyu CS-ATC/ATS, Tobu ATS
Coupling systemJanney coupler
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 03 series (東京メトロ03系, Tōkyō Metoro 03-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 42 eight-car trainsets were built, between 1988 and 1994, entering service on 1 July 1988 and the final sets were withdrawn by 8 February 2020.