The Eidan 1600 series was a Japanese city commuter electric multiple unit operated by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a predecessor company to what is now Tokyo Metro) from April 1955 to July 1986.
History[]
The 1600 series sets were conceived to account for a projected increase in service demand. A total of 15 cars were produced from April 1955 to January 1956, with five different manufacturers building the cars. The cars entered service in April 1955; their numbering started from 1675, following on from the last 1500 series car being numbered 1574.
With TRTA standardizing rolling stock to use 2000 and 1500N series cars in fixed six-car formations, existing early rolling stock such as the 1000 and 100 series were withdrawn from service while others, such as the 1200, 1300 and 1400 series cars, were converted into intermediate cars by removing their cabs and associated electrical equipment. These modifications were also done on the 1600 series and similar rolling stock that followed although their cab equipment was not removed.
The intermediate car conversions were completed on this series in 1969 and were used as such from then on; their appearance, compared to other cars in a consist, stood out due to their construction methods. Withdrawals commenced in 1984 with the introduction of the 01 series sets and all were withdrawn by 1986.
No 1600 series cars have been preserved.
Specifications[]
The 1600 series' basic design follows that of previous rolling stock operated by the TRTA; they were largely similar to the 1500 series cars, but featured slightly larger gangway doors. Its body structure design was based on that of the 500 series sets in operation on the Marunouchi Line, with later cars adopting body structure modifications undertaken by later 500 series batches.
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| Tokyo Metro rolling stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Active | Ginza Line | 1000 (gen 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marunouchi Line | 2000 (gen 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hibiya Line | 13000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tōzai Line | 05 • 05N • 07 • 15000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chiyoda Line | 05 • 16000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yūrakuchō Line | 10000 • 17000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanzōmon Line | 08 • 8000 • 18000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Namboku Line | 9000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fukutoshin Line | 10000 • 17000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrawn | Ginza Line | 01 • 100 • 1000 (gen 1) • 1100 • 1200 • 1300 • 1400 • 1500 • 1500N • 1500NN • 1600 • 1700 • 1800 • 1900 • 2000 (gen 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marunouchi Line | 02 • 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hibiya Line | 03 • 3000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tōzai Line | 5000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chiyoda Line | 06 • 5000 • 6000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yūrakuchō Line | 07 • 7000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fukutoshin Line | 7000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposed | Ginza Line | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||