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Toei 8500 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Alna Sharyo· from 1990· tramcar type operated in Tokyo, Japan

Toei 8500 series, photo 1 of 1
1/1 LHOON from Mechelen, Belgium This photo was taken with Fujifilm FinePix E550· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Toei 8500 series (東京都交通局8500形) is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since 1990.

who runs it

fun facts

  • First built 36 years ago, in 1990.

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built
1990
in service from
1990
number built
—
kind
tram / light rail
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Alna Sharyo
operators
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,372 mm Scotch gauge
electric system
600 V DC Overhead wire
formation
Single car

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q11525230, Wikipedia: Toei 8500 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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