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| Set 23 of the EMU Tokyo Metro 17000 series travels on the Seibu-Ikebukuro line I'm posting a topic on the Subway Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines for the first time in two years. What has become of these busy commuter lines? On February 21st this year, Tokyo Metro, an operator of the subway lines, launched a new model, the EMU 17000 series, on their Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines. The introduction of the new model on the two lines was for the first time in two years. The 17000 series has aluminum alloy bodies with brown and gold-colored stripes. Brown is the symbol color of the Fukutoshin line; meanwhile, the gold-color is that of the Yurakucho line. The front face is rounded, and similar to the Keio 5000 series. Regarding the technical specifications, the 17000 series has an advanced full-SiC MOSFET VVVF inverter (variable-frequency drive) electric control system. Currently, seven sets are operated on the two lines. According to Tokyo Metro, 21 sets in total will be built by Hitachi Kasado Factory and Kinki Sharyo by 2022 to replace the old 7000 series. For your information, the Yurakucho line was opened in 1988. Connecting Wakoshi and Shinkiba, its total length is 28.3 kilometers. On the other hand, the Fukutoshin line was opened in 2008. It connects Wakoshi and Shibuya with a total length of 20.32 kilometers. The section between Wakoshi and Ikebukuro is shared by the two lines. The track is mostly double, partially double-double. The trains on the two lines are directly operated onto the Seibu, Tobu, Tokyu and Yokohama Minatomirai railways.  Destination display on the side body of the EMU 17000 series Official information about the EMU Tokyo Metro 17000 series (in Japanese): |