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Seibu 10000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· from 1993· electric multiple unit train type operated in Japan by Seibu Railway

Seibu 10000 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Seibu 10000 series (西武10000系) 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 since 1993.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 105 km/htop speed
  • built 84made 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 33 years ago, in 1993.
  • 20 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
1993
in service from
1993
number built
84
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Hitachi
operators
Seibu Railway
top speed
105 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
7 cars per trainset
length
20 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7446600, Wikipedia: Seibu 10000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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