Tokyo Metro 15000 series

Based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 05 series (13th batch) and Tokyo Metro 10000 series trains, the 15000 series trains have wider doors ( as opposed to ) to speed up boarding and alighting at stations during rush-hour periods. File:Tokyo Metro 15101 Fukagawa 20100417.jpg|Exterior view at Fukagawa Depot in April 2010 ==Operations==

The 15000 series trains are used on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line inter-running services, to and from on the JR East Chuo-Sobu Line in the west, on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line and on the Chuo-Sobu Line in the east. The 15000 series trains replaced the first batch of the 05 series trains, which have been in service since 1988. ==Formation==

, the fleet consists of 13 ten-car sets, numbered 51 to 63, and formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Nishi-Funabashi (west) end. Cars 2 and 8 each have two single-arm pantographs. Car 5 has one single-arm pantograph. ==Interior==

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout, with six-person seats between the doors, and two-person seats at the car ends. Passenger information is provided by pairs of 17-inch LCD information screens above each doorway. File:Tokyo-Metro Series15000 Inside.jpg|Interior view File:Tokyo-Metro Series15000 Priority-seat.jpg|Priority seats File:Tokyo-Metro Series15000 Inside Door.jpg|Interior view showing 1,800 mm wide doorway File:Tokyo-Metro Series15000 Inside LCD.jpg|LCD passenger information display File:Tokyo-Metro Series15000 Cab.jpg|Driver's cab of the 15000 series ==History==

The first set was delivered from Hitachi's Kudamatsu factory in February 2010. The first 15000 series sets entered revenue service on 7 May 2010. ==References==