4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Toei 8900 8906 Arakawa-shakomae 20160423: DAJF This photo was taken with Sony SLT-A77· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 都電荒川線8900形: 茶紅の後午· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Toei 8900 8903 Arakawa-shakomae 20160423: DAJF This photo was taken with Sony SLT-A77· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Toei 8900 8908 Zoshigaya 20160820: DAJF This photo was taken with Sony SLT-A77· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Toei 8900 series (東京都交通局8900形) is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since September 2015.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 11 years ago, in 2015.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2015
- in service from
- 2015
- number built
- 8
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Alna Sharyo
- operators
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- top speed
- 40 km/h
- power
- 120 kW
- gauge
- 1,372 mm Scotch gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC Overhead wire
- formation
- Single car
- length
- 13 m
- weight
- 18.5 t
- capacity
- 62 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q21198545, Wikipedia: Toei 8900 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.