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#5479· Toden 9000 tramtype

Toei 9000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Alna Sharyo· from 2007· tramcar type operated in Tokyo, Japan

Toei 9000 series, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The Toei 9000 series (東京都交通局9000形) is a type of tramcar operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since 2007.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 40 km/htop speed
  • weight 18.5 tin working order
  • seats 64passengers

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 19 years ago, in 2007.
  • 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
2007
in service from
2007
number built
—
kind
tram / light rail
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Alna Sharyo
operators
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
top speed
40 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,372 mm Scotch gauge
electric system
600 V DC Overhead wire
formation
Single car
length
13 m
weight
18.5 t
capacity
64 passengers
Dutch name
Toden 9000 tramtype

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11525231, Wikipedia: Toei 9000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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