Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series

Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series
Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series
In service	1980–Present
Scrapped	2003–
Number built	138 vehicles (23 sets)
Number in service	108 vehicles (18 sets)
Number scrapped	30 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Capacity	680
Operator	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s) served	Higashiyama Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum alloy[1]
Car length	15,580 mm (613 in)
Width	2,508 mm (98.7 in)
Height	3,440 mm (135 in)
Floor height	960 mm (38 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Acceleration	3.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s)	600 V DC
Current collection method	Third rail
Braking system(s)	Brake-by-wire hydraulic regenerative brakes
Safety system(s)	ATC
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series (名古屋市交通局5000形^?) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line in Japan since 1980.

Formation

The trainsets are formed as follows.^[1][2]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc1	M2	M1	M1'	M2'	Tc2
Numbering	5100	5200	5300	5400	5500	5600
Weight (t)	22.0	24.2	24.2	24.2	24.2	22.0
Capacity Total/seated	110/38	115/44	115/44	115/44	115/44	110/38

One car is designated as a "women-only car" during the morning and evening peak periods on weekdays as a measure to reduce sexual assault during crowded times.^[3]

See also

• Media related to Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "5000形（東山線）の主要緒元 [5000 series (Higashiyama Line) technical details]" (in Japanese). Rolling stock guide. Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/fun/vehicle_guide/higashiyama_vg/002286.html. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
2. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0. 
3. ^ "女性専用車両 [Women-Only Cars]" (in Japanese). Information. Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/info/2007/002772.html. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 

External links

• Nagoya Transportation Bureau's technical details about the 5000 series (Japanese)
• The melodies played to announce the arrival of trains (Japanese)