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Sotetsu 11000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by East Japan Railway Company· from 2009· Japanese commuter train type

Sotetsu 11000 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Sotetsu 11000 series (相鉄11000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan since June 2009, replacing aging 5000 and 7000 series trains. Based on the JR E233-1000 series design, cars have four pairs of sliding doors per side.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • seats 510passengers
  • built 50made 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 17 years ago, in 2009.
  • 19.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 510: 10 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built
2009
in service from
2009
number built
50
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
East Japan Railway Company, Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Sagami Railway
top speed
100 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead lines
formation
10 cars per trainset
length
19.6 m
capacity
510 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6133390, Wikipedia: Sotetsu 11000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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