Tokyo Metro 03 series


The Tokyo Metro 03 series was an electric multiple unit train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 42 eight-car trainsets were built, between 1988 and 1994, entering service on 1 July 1988.

Operations

The 03 series trains operated on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, with through-running to and from the Tobu Skytree Line and before 2013, on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.

Formations

, the fleet consists of 40 eight-car sets, formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Naka-Meguro end. Sets consist of four motored cars and four non-powered trailer cars.
Car No.87654321
DesignationCT1M1M2TcTc'M1M2CT2
Numbering03-10003-20003-30003-40003-50003-60003-70003-800

The 03 series trains began to be replaced by new 13000 series trains from 25 March 2017. The first set to be withdrawn, set 14, was removed for scrapping in February 2017.
The 03 series was fully retired from the Hibiya Line on 28 February 2020 with no fanfare; Tokyo Metro cited the inconvenience created from the crowding of train enthusiasts during the farewell event for the 6000 series as the main reason for this decision.

Resale

Three former 03 series EMUs are scheduled to be resold for use by the Kumamoto Electric Railway in Kumamoto Prefecture between 2018 and 2020.
In 31 January 2020, Nagano Electric Railway announced the second-hand purchase of a few 03 series units, which would be renumbered as the 3000 series and replace the older ex-TRTA 3000 series used on the railway.

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Interior

Underside equipment