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Osaka Metro 400 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

🚇 metro electric ✓ in service
Osaka Metro 400 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Osaka Metro 400 series (Japanese: 大阪メトロ400系, Hepburn: Ōsaka Metoro 400-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type built by Hitachi Rail for Osaka Metro. Entering service on 25 June 2023, a total of 23 six-car sets are to be built.

who runs it

base stats

  • seats 125passengers
  • built 60made 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

  • Seats 125: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built
—
status
in service
number built
60
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
designer
Ken Okuyama
operators
Osaka Metro
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
formation
6 cars per set
capacity
125 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q113288919, Wikipedia: Osaka Metro 400 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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