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Sotetsu 10000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by East Japan Railway Company· from 2002· Japanese train type

Sotetsu 10000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Sotetsu 10000 series (相鉄10000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 70made in total

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 24 years ago, in 2002.
  • 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
2002
in service from
2002
number built
70
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
East Japan Railway Company, Japan Transport Engineering Company, Tokyu Car Corporation, Niitsu Rolling Stock Plant
operators
Sagami Railway
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
(overhead catenary)
formation
8 or 10 cars per set
length
20 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7667640, Wikipedia: Sotetsu 10000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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