Tokyo Monorail 10000 series

16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) (Tc)
15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) (M)

Width3,038 mm (9 ft 11.6 in)Height4,364 mm (14 ft 3.8 in)Doors2 pairs per sideMaximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)Traction systemHitachi VFI-HR4810B^[2] 2-level IGBT–VVVFTraction motors16 × Hitachi HS37627-03RB^[2] 100 kW (134 hp) asynchronous 3-phase ACPower output1.6 MW (2,146 hp)Acceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)Deceleration

4 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service)
4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)

Electric system(s)750 V DCCurrent collector(s)Side contactUIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′Safety system(s)ATCTrack gauge(straddle-beam monorail)

The Tokyo Monorail 10000 series (東京モノレール10000形, Tōkyō Monorēru 10000-gata) is a monorail electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo Monorail on the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line in Japan since July 2014.^[3]

Design

The body design is based on the earlier 2000 series trains first built in 1997, and uses friction stir welded (FSW) aluminum alloy panels.^[4]

The interior of the driving cab

Formation

As of 1 April 2020^[update], the fleet consists of seven six-car sets, numbered 10011 to 10071, and formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[3] Car 1 is at the Hamamatsucho end.^[3]^[5]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	M3	M4	Tc2
Numbering	100x1	100x2	100x3	100x4	100x5	100x6
Weight (t)	23.3	23.7	24.1	23.8	24.0	23.0
Capacity (seated/total)	33/76	40/76				33/76

"x" stands for the set number.
Cars 1 and 6 each have a wheelchair space.^[5]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of a mixture of facing 4-seat bays and longitudinal bench seating, and includes baggage racks next to the doorways.^[4] The seats are covered in a blue moquette incorporating the traditional Japanese seigaiha (青海波) pattern.^[4] LED lighting is used throughout.^[4] Passenger information is provided by 7-inch wide LCD displays above the doorways.^[4] Information is provided in four languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. Initially one screen is provided above each doorway, but provision is made for installing a second screen in the future.^[4]

Longitudinal seating
Facing 4-seat bays
Seating over the train bogies

History

This vehicle was introduced to replace the aging 1000 series.

The first set, 10011, was delivered to Tokyo Monorail's Showajima Depot in March 2014.^[6] It entered revenue service on 18 July 2014.^[7]

The first set delivered, 10011, at Showajima Depot in March 2014

Structural damage

On 31 May 2022, structural cracks were discovered on seven 10000 series trainsets, causing a reduction in peak-hour service from every four minutes to every five minutes.^[8] The cracks were mainly found on an aluminum part which connects the body of the vehicle to the bogie.

References

^ "Development of 10000 Series Rolling Stock for Tokyo Monorail" (PDF). Hitachi Review. No. 10 (Vol. 63). 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Railway Pictorial". Denkisya Kenyukai. 897: 119.
^ ^a ^b ^c "東京モノレール10000形" [Tokyo Monorail 10000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 54, no. 638. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2014. pp. 80–81.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Harada, Junichi (April 2014). 新型車両10000形の導入について [Introduction of new 10000 series rolling stock]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 360. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. pp. 32–34.
^ ^a ^b 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
^ 東京モノレール10000形が昭和島車両基地に搬入される [Tokyo Monorail 10000 series delivered to Showajima Depot]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ 指原莉乃が出発進行！東京モノレールに新型車両、「和」デザイン [New Tokyo Monorail train with "Wa" design seen off by Rino Sashihara]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^ "東京モノレール、複数の最新車両に亀裂計24カ所見つかる朝のラッシュ時は当面減便" [Tokyo Monorail finds a total of 24 cracks in multiple latest vehicles. Reduced flights for the time being during the morning rush hour]. Tokyo Shimbun Online (in Japanese). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.