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Toei 10-300 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by East Japan Railway Company· from 2005· Japanese train type

🚇 metro electric ✓ in service
Toei 10-300 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Toei 10-300 series (都営10-300形, Toei 10-300-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Shinjuku Line in Tokyo, Japan, since 2005.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 165 kWpower output
  • weight 30.1 tin working order
  • built 242made 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 21 years ago, in 2005.
  • Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 20.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 21 years.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built
2005
in service from
2005
status
in service
number built
242
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
East Japan Railway Company, Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
top speed
120 km/h
power
165 kW
gauge
1,372 mm Scotch gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC Overhead wire
formation
8/10 cars per set
length
20.2 m
weight
30.1 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11525211, Wikipedia: Toei 10-300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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