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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Choshi Dentetsu2501: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Choshi Electric Railway 2000gata No1: toshinori baba· Public domain
- 3. Choshi Electric Railway 2000gata No2: toshinori baba· Public domain
- 4. 2011-09-11 Choshi Dentetsu - 2000 series (Choshi, Chiba, Japan): t-mizo· CC BY 2.0
- 5. Choshi 2000 series set 2001 at Kasagami-kurohae Station 20151004 01: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Choshi 2000 series set 2002 at Kasagami-kurohae Station 20151004: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series (銚子電鉄2000形, Chōshi Dentetsu 2000-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since July 2010. The two two-car sets were converted from former Iyo Railway 800 series EMU cars, which were themselves converted from former Keio Corporation 2010 series EMUs built in 1962, and were introduced to replace the Choshi Electric Railway's ageing 700 and 800 series EMU cars.
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 16 years ago, in 2010.
- 360 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 17.7 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
- 2010
- in service from
- 2010
- number built
- 2
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Chōshi Electric Railway Line, Choshi Electric Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- 360 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 17.7 m
- capacity
- 98 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q12054900, Wikipedia: Choshi Electric Railway 2000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.