Tokyo Metro 13000 series

A total of 44 seven-car 13000 series trains (294 vehicles) replaced the 03 series EMUs used on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tobu Skytree Line inter-running services. Due to the effective length of the new trains which have long cars instead of the long cars of the 03 series, new sets were formed of seven cars instead of the previous eight cars per set. A unified door arrangement with four pairs per side instead of the mixture of three and five pairs per side on the 03 series trains allows the platform edge doors to be installed at Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line stations once the older train fleets have been replaced. The trains use permanent-magnet synchronous motors, offering 25% energy savings compared to the motors used in earlier 03 series trains. ==Formation==

The 13000 series trains are formed as seven-car sets, as shown below, with car 1 at the (northern) end. Each car is motored, with only the outer axle on each bogie motored. Car 4 has two single-arm pantographs, and cars 2 and 6 each have one. ==Interior==

Internally, the trains use LED lighting throughout. Three 17-inch LCD passenger information displays are provided above each doorway, with information given in four languages (Japanese, Chinese, English, Korean). Areas for wheelchairs and pushchairs are provided at one end of each car. File:Tokyo Metro 13000 series interior 20180127.jpg|General interior view, January 2018 File:Tokyo Metro 13000 series interior 2 20180127.jpg|Priority seating, January 2018 File:Tokyo Metro 13000 series interior 3 20180127.jpg|Priority seating with an area for wheelchairs and pushchairs, January 2018 File:Tokyo metro 13000 series liquid crystal display.jpg|LCD passenger information screens above a doorway in May 2017 ==History==

Tokyo Metro announced its plans to introduce a new fleet of trains with long cars and four sets of doors per side on each car in April 2014, jointly with Tobu Railway. Details of the new 13000 series trains on order were officially announced on 17 June 2015, together with details of the Tobu 70000 series to be introduced around the same time. and was officially revealed to the media on 31 August 2016. The trains entered full revenue service on 25 March 2017. ==Build histories==

The delivery dates for the fleet are as shown below. ; ==References==