A 1000 Series with single arm pantographs on the Tamagawa Line

A 1000 Series train crosses the Tsurumi River on the Tokyu Toyoko Line (Courtesy of uraken.net)

A 1000 Series train with walk-through door at Unoki Station

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Tokyu 1000 Series

Operated on the Tamagawa Line and Ikegami Line

In Service: 1988 - present
Top Speed:
110km/h (Service)
120km/h  (Design)
Length: 18000 mm
Width: 2800mm
Consist/Formation:
6 motorized cars + 2 trailer cars (8 cars)
2 motorized cars + 1 trailer car (3 cars)
Electric System: 1500v DC through overhead wires
Number built: 113 cars

The Series 1000 is a stainless steel three door commuter-type electric multiple unit designed by Tokyu for its direct service with the Hibiya Line.

Due to size limitations on the Hibiya Line, the 1000 Series is two meters shorter than the standard 20m trains used by Tokyu. Other than that, the 1000 Series is nearly identical in design to the 9000 Series developed two years earlier.

The majority of the trains are operated on the Toyoko Line but some are operated on the Ikegami and Tamagawa lines.

The Toyoko Line trains usually only operate from Nakameguro Station to Kikuna Station. However, during holiday seasons, these trains are sometimes operated all the way to
Motomachi-chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line.

Some formations have walk-through doors on the end cars. These are left over from when these trains were operated as 4+4 formations that could be split if more trains were needed on the Mekama Line (Currently the Meguro Line) which operated four car trains.

Did you know?
With the Toyoko Line's direct service with the Hibiya Line ending in March 2013, the 1000 Series' fate is currently up in the air.