Toei 10-000 series

Data (as of 18 Dec 2021)

History

The 10-000 series ("ten thousand" series) was the first rolling stock for Toei Shinjuku Line. A prototype unit was delivered in 1971 and used on Mita Line until when Shinjuku Line was opened seven years later. The prototype was formed of four coaches, and others were initially formed of six coaches, but all of them later consisted of eight coaches. 28 eight-car units were introduced in total by 1997.

There were several groups, and each of them looked different. The prototype unit was similar to 6000 series of Mita Line (in service: 1968-99), while two units introduced in 1997 looked modern. The 10-000 series trains were used not only on Toei Shinjuku Line but also through-services to Keio lines.

108 out of 224 carriages were replaced with 10-300 series when the train protection system was upgraded in 2004-05. However, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation did not simply dispose them of. There were two relatively young intermediate carriages per unit, which were built when six-car units became eight-car, and the Bureau decided to retain them. Several 10-300 series-like carriages were introduced, and formed eight coaches with those intermediate carriages of the 10-000 series. For details of this chaotic train group, see 10-300R series.

As the number of passengers on Shinjuku Line increased, the Bureau concluded that all services be formed of ten coaches. The last unit of the 10-000 series, which was introduced in 1997, retired in 2018.

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Many 10-000 series had three-colour LED displays to show destination, not blinds.

The last two units introduced in 1997 looked different from others.