Sapporo Municipal Subway 7000 series

The Sapporo Municipal Subway 7000 series was a rubber-tired Japanese city commuter electric multiple unit operated by the Sapporo Municipal Transport Bureau from December 1988 to June 2016 on the Tōhō Line.
==History==
The 7000 series sets were introduced in 1988 as the first train on the nascent Tōhō Line. Initially the 6000 series sets were planned to be used on the Tōhō Line but these plans were ultimately scrapped and a new type of train introduced to be used on the line. The first sets began operation with the opening of the Tōhō Line on 2 December 1988. Four more sets were manufactured in 1994 with slightly different specifications and a new livery although the sets retained the same general appearance. Minor refurbishment works were done to the sets over their lifespans.
With the introduction of the 9000 series sets, the 7000 series sets were sequentially retired. The first set, 7101, was retired in January 2014 and scrapped shortly after. The sets were then sequentially retired until the last set, 7115, was retired in July 2016 with a special event. No 7000 series cars have been preserved.
==Design==
The 7000 series sets use a streamlined front end with side-mounted vertical rectangular headlights.
==Specifications==
Construction was of steel. The trains used armature chopper-controlled traction systems which produce a buzzing noise.
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