Toei 5300 series


The Toei 5300 series is an electric multiple unit train type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation on the Toei Asakusa Line in Tokyo, Japan. 27 eight-car trainsets were built between 1991 and 1998.

Formation

, the fleet consists of 27 eight-car trainsets formed as follows, with four motored cars and four non-powered trailer cars, and car 1 at the south end.
Car No.12345678
DesignationM1cT1M1T2T3M2T4M2c
Numbering53xx-153xx-253xx-353xx-453xx-553xx-653xx-753xx-8

History

The 5300 series was introduced on 31 March 1991 to replace aging Toei 5000 series trains which operated on the Toei Asakusa Line since its opening in 1960.
On 27 July 2018, set 5301 made its final run, beginning the scrapping process of the 5300 series.

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