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Tokyo Metro 7000 series

The Tokyo Metro 7000 series was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, between 1974 and 2022, and by KAI Commuter in Jakarta, Indonesia, since 2010 until 2025. The design is based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 6000 series trains used on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

Operations
7000 series trainsets operated on the following lines. Tokyo Metro (1974–2022) KAI Commuter (2010–2025)KAI Commuter Bogor Line ==Formations==
Formations
, the fleet consists of six ten-car sets and 15 eight-car sets, formed as shown below with car 1 at the northern end. 10-car sets only 7102F • Cars 2, 4, and 8 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. • Car 9 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car. 8-car sets • Cars 3 and 7 are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. • Car 7 is designated as a moderately air-conditioned car. ==Interior==
Interior
Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Cars 2 and 9 in the ten-car sets and cars 2 and 7 in the eight-car sets each have a wheelchair space. Priority seating is provided at the end of each car. File:Tokyo Metro 7105-2005-12-18 1.jpg|Interior of set 7105 which has received type B refurbishment File:Yu-line7126Froom.jpg|Interior of set 7126 ==History==
History
The 7000 series was introduced into service on 30 October 1974, when the Yurakucho Line first opened. Its design is derived from that of the 6000 series developed for the Chiyoda Line. Refurbishment Between 2007 and 2009, the 7000 series fleet was refurbished coinciding with use on Fukutoshin Line services. They originally sported a yellow bodyside line when used primarily on Yurakucho Line services. which replaced the remaining 7000 series sets by April 2022. As of September 2023, ten-car set 7101 is preserved at Shin-Kiba Depot. ==Overseas operations==
Overseas operations
Four 7000 series ten-car sets (7117, 7121, 7122, and 7123) were shipped to Indonesia in 2010 for use on suburban services operated by KAI Commuter (formerly "KA Commuter Jabodetabek" or "KRL Jabodetabek") in Jakarta. The four sets were reduced to eight-car formations and are formed as follows, based at Depok Depot. The two M1 cars in each set are equipped with two pantographs. ==Accidents and incidents==
Accidents and incidents
2013 Bintaro train crash: On 9 December 2013, set 7121 (KRL 1131) collided with a Pertamina fuel truck at a level crossing at the Bintaro Permai intersection on the Rangkasbitung Line near Bintaro, South Tangerang, Indonesia, leading to 7 deaths and 45 injuries. The front two carriages of set 7121 as well as the tank truck were both destroyed in the ensuing fire. Set 7121 was retired and scrapped in December 2014. ==References==
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