Draft:TWR 71-000 series

Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit 71-000 series
In servicePlanned for 2025
ManufacturerJ-TREC
Replaced70-000 series
Number under construction70 vehicles (7 sets)
Number built10 vehicles (1 set)
Formation10 cars per trainset
OperatorsTokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
Lines served

The Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit 71-000 series (東京臨海高速鉄道71-000形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type on order by the third-sector railway operator Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Scheduled for introduction in the later half of 2025, a total of eight 10-car sets are to be built to replace the fleet of 70-000 series sets used on the Rinkai Line since its opening in 1996.[1]

Design

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History

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Details of the trains were announced by TWR in November 2023.[1]

The first train was delivered from the J-TREC plant in Niitsu in November 2024.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 東京臨海高速鉄道,りんかい線に71-000形を導入へ [Tokyo Waterfront Railway to introduce 71-000 series trains on the Rinkai Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ りんかい線の新型車両71-000形「はじめまして」運転台にりんかるも [Rinkai Line's new 71-000 series train with Rinkaru in the driver's cab]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ 東京臨海高速鉄道71-000形が甲種輸送される [TWR 71-000 series train delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.