10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Seibu001series: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Seibu 001 series 20190703a2: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Seibu 001 series 20190703a3: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Seibu 001 series 20190703b1: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Seibu 001 series 20190703b10: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Seibu 001 series 20190703b11: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Seibu 001 series 20190703c1: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Seibu 001 series 20190703c10: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Seibu 001 series 20190703c11: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Seibu 001 series 20190703c3: 江戸村のとくぞう· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Seibu 001 series (西武001系), also known as "Laview", is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on limited express services in the Tokyo area of Japan. They will replace the 10000 series EMUs currently in service on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and Chichibu Line.
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 7 years ago, in 2019.
- 2.7 MW is about 32 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- 56
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- designer
- Kazuyo Sejima
- operators
- Seibu Railway
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 2.7 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- formation
- 8 cars per trainset
- Dutch name
- Seibu 001 type
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q60775980, Wikipedia: Seibu 001 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.