Seoul Metro 2000 series (first generation)

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Seoul Metro 2000 series (first generation)
First generation set 273
Rebuilt first generation set 256
In service	1983-2023
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo, Hyundai Precision & Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, Hanjin Heavy Industries
Constructed	1st batch: 1980-1984 2nd batch: 1986 3rd batch: 1989-1991 4th batch: 1992-1994
Entered service	1983
Number built	664 1st batch: 248 (54 trains) 2nd batch: 64 (additional cars) 3rd batch: 200 (13 trains/additional cars) 4th batch: 152 (4 trains/additional cars)
Number in service	0
Number preserved	11
Number scrapped	647
Successor	Seoul Metro 2000 series (2005)
Formation	Main Line 10 cars per trainset Seongsu Branch 4 cars per trainset Sinjeong Branch 6 cars per trainset
Operators	Seoul Metro
Depots	Sinjeong
Lines served	Seoul Subway Line 2
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum
Train length	195 m (639 ft 9 in)
Car length	19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
Width	3.16 m (10 ft 4 in)
Doors	8 per car, 4 per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph) (design)
Traction system	MMC-HTB-20R series-parallel combination rheostat, Melco armature thyristor chopper control, or GEC-Alsthom armature thyristor chopper control
Traction motors	DC
Deceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s)(emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Braking system(s)	air
Safety system(s)	ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The first-generation Seoul Metro 2000-series was a class of South Korean electrical multiple unit trains manufactured by Nippon Sharyo, Hyundai Precision & Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hanjin Heavy Industries between 1983 and 1994 for Seoul Subway Line 2.

Preservation[edit]

After retirement, a handful of first generation 2000-series cars were either preserved or repurposed.

• 1st batch car 2007 - preserved at the Daegu Safety Theme Park as a fire safety exhibit. The car was renumbered to 2046 before its retirement.^[1]
• 1st batch car 2012 - preserved at the National Fire Service Training Center as a training car. The car was renumbered to 2058 before its retirement.^[2]
• 2nd batch cars 2222, 2223, 2225, 2233, and 2333 - exported to Vietnam and used on the Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway as push-pull coaches.^[3]
• 3rd batch car 2545 - used for training at Seoul Fire Academy. The car was renumbered to 2906 before its retirement.^[4]
• 3rd batch cars 2210, 2310, 2610, 2710, and 2744 - preserved at the old Gyeonggang station and used as an excursion train for the Hyunmoo Resort.^[5][6]

See also[edit]

• 2014 Seoul subway crash – involved two first-generation 2000 series trains
• Rail transport in South Korea

References[edit]