10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Toei Type10-000 10-240: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 東京都交通局10-000形7次車: ナポ＠ (Napo)· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Toei-10-000-10-230F: Rs1421· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Toei-subway 10-000 series prototype: PekePON This photo was taken with Sony DSC-P8· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Toei10line10-260F: 市川太一 This photo was taken with Olympus C-755UZ· Public domain
- 6. Keio 6000 & toei 10-000 prototype: Shellparakeet· CC0
- 7. Toei 10-000 prototype: Shellparakeet· CC0
- 8. Toei 10-019: Shellparakeet· CC0
- 9. Toei 10-289 10-000 Sayonara 20180203: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Toei 10-289 FINALRUN Shinjuku 20180203: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Toei 10-000 series (都営10-000形, Toei 10-000-gata) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Shinjuku Line in Tokyo, Japan, from 1978 until 2018.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 48 years ago, in 1978.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 40 years (1978–2018).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1978
- in service from
- 1978
- retired
- 2018
- status
- retired
- number built
- 224
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,372 mm Scotch gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead wire
- formation
- 8 cars per set
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q898587, Wikipedia: Toei 10-000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.