10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Sagami railway 8000: Toshinori baba This photo was taken with Nikon D3100· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Sagami-Railway-8000-8711F: MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Ebina-Sotetsu-8000: Hirohisat This photo was taken with Canon EOS 350D· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Sagami Railway 8000 series at Nishiya Station: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Sagami Railway 8000 series: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. SOTETSU 8000 SERIES 8710 20180630: Inatewi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Sotetsu 8000 series departing Nishiya Station: Kirin7739· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Sotetsu 8000-tsurugamine: Odakyuugo This photo was taken with Canon EOS 500D· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Sotetsu 8000: にゆうてい· CC BY 2.1 jp
- 10. Sotetsu8000fled: STTrain· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Sotetsu 8000 series (相鉄8000系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1990.
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 36 years ago, in 1990.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 36 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1990
- in service from
- 1990
- status
- in service
- number built
- 130
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Sagami Railway
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
- formation
- 10 cars per set
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11582440, Wikipedia: Sotetsu 8000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.