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Tōkyū Sharyō-seizō Toei 10-300 #10-429
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| Name | Tōkyū Sharyō-seizō Toei 10-300 (Tōkyū Sharyō-seizō) /Tōkyū Sharyō-seizō Toei 10-300 | |
| VIN | ||
| Build Number | ||
| Built | 2005 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 2005 | Toei 東京 [Tōkyō] | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 2005 | 10-429 / Toei 東京 [Tōkyō] | |
| Other Information | ||
| Tōkyū Car Corporation 10-300 series. Set 10-420, car 1 on Shinjuku/Hachiōji/Hashimoto end. | ||
Photos
9 april 2019 - Sagamihara (Kanagawa Pref.), Hashimoto station, Keiō platforms (神奈川県相模原市・京王橋本駅).
Shinjuku Line diagram 23T: 1423T/2839, Motoyawata 14:56 → Hashimoto 16:44, will depart as 2848/1622T, Hashimoto 16:47 → Motoyawata 18:26.
Eight-car set 10-420 of the Metropolitan subway is seen here at Hashimoto station track 1. Hashimoto station is a two-track terminus of the nearly 23-km long Keiō Sagamihara line. Once again it`s an example of through train operations between different companies and networks. The Toei Shinjuku line and the Keiō network form a nearly 96-kilometre long through train operations network...
...as well as the largest 1372 mm gauge track network in the world, as well as the only heavy rail network set in this gauge (also called Scotch gauge, set at 4 ft 6 in). The entire network is just above 99 kilometres long and has a fleet of 28 Toei sets (10-300 series) and 111 Keiō sets (series 5000, 7000, 8000, and 9000)
The reason for the 1372 mm gauge is somewhat interesting. The Tōkyō city tram network was build in this gauge since 1903. When the current Keiō lines were being built, they were built in the same gauge with the intention of through operation. In the 60s and 70s the tram network started disappearing bit by bit, and when the metropolitan government was planning to build the 10th subway line (i.e. Shinjuku line), they intended to build it to 1435 mm gauge and have Keiō regauged instead. For the better or for the worse, the ability to use equipment common with the 1435 mm Asakusa line lost to the risk posed by taking the Keiō lines out of service - at that point the areas served were already highly populated. And thus this curiosity remains until today.
Author: TranslatorPS
Shinjuku Line diagram 23T: 1423T/2839, Motoyawata 14:56 → Hashimoto 16:44, will depart as 2848/1622T, Hashimoto 16:47 → Motoyawata 18:26.
Eight-car set 10-420 of the Metropolitan subway is seen here at Hashimoto station track 1. Hashimoto station is a two-track terminus of the nearly 23-km long Keiō Sagamihara line. Once again it`s an example of through train operations between different companies and networks. The Toei Shinjuku line and the Keiō network form a nearly 96-kilometre long through train operations network...
...as well as the largest 1372 mm gauge track network in the world, as well as the only heavy rail network set in this gauge (also called Scotch gauge, set at 4 ft 6 in). The entire network is just above 99 kilometres long and has a fleet of 28 Toei sets (10-300 series) and 111 Keiō sets (series 5000, 7000, 8000, and 9000)
The reason for the 1372 mm gauge is somewhat interesting. The Tōkyō city tram network was build in this gauge since 1903. When the current Keiō lines were being built, they were built in the same gauge with the intention of through operation. In the 60s and 70s the tram network started disappearing bit by bit, and when the metropolitan government was planning to build the 10th subway line (i.e. Shinjuku line), they intended to build it to 1435 mm gauge and have Keiō regauged instead. For the better or for the worse, the ability to use equipment common with the 1435 mm Asakusa line lost to the risk posed by taking the Keiō lines out of service - at that point the areas served were already highly populated. And thus this curiosity remains until today.
Author: TranslatorPS