what is it?
The Tobu 90000 series (東武90000系, Tōbu 90000-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since 2026. Seven ten-car sets are to be built.
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 0 years ago, in 2026.
- Weighs about as much as 49 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 1,390: 28 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2026
- in service from
- 2026
- status
- in service
- number built
- 30
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Hitachi Kasado Works
- operators
- Tobu Railway
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.5 m
- weight
- 294 t
- capacity
- 1,390 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q133541675, Wikipedia: Tobu 90000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.