7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Nagoya Subway 2127 Motoyama 20090518: ja:user:Kh13· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Nagoya subway series 2000: Shift at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. NGO Meijo Line 20220926-01: 円周率３パーセント· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. NGO Meijo Line 20220926-02: 円周率３パーセント· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Nagoya Subway 2606 at Kanayama Station: kh13· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. NGO 2107 20230103: 円周率３パーセント· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. NS-Sakae-station-platform: HQA02330· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Nagoya Municipal Subway 2000 series (名古屋市交通局2000形) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Meijō Line and Meikō Line in Japan since 1989.
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 37 years ago, in 1989.
- 15.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 620: 12 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 37 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1989
- in service from
- 1989
- status
- in service
- number built
- 216
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi
- operators
- Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- (third rail)
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 15.6 m
- capacity
- 620 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6958971, Wikipedia: Nagoya Municipal Subway 2000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.