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what is it?
The Sendai Subway 3000 series (仙台市交通局3000系) is a Japanese rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Sendai City Transportation Bureau for use on the Namboku Line in Sendai, Japan. Twenty-two sets are scheduled to be built by fiscal 2030 to replace the existing fleet of twenty-one 1000N series sets.
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 2 years ago, in 2024.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2024
- in service from
- 2024
- status
- in service
- number built
- 4
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Sendai City Transportation Bureau
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 160 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- formation
- 4 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.8 m
- weight
- 136 t
- capacity
- 45 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q108906775, Wikipedia: Sendai Subway 3000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.