10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tobu Series-N100-N101: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 2. N100系: 松崎斗真· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Tobu N100 series N101-1 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Tobu N100 series N101-2 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Tobu N100 series N101-3 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Tobu N100 series N101-4 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Tobu N100 series N101-5 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Tobu N100 series N101-6 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Tobu N100 series N101F Tōbu-Nikkō Station 20230812: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. スペーシアX N100系: 松崎斗真· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Tobu N100 series (Japanese: 東武N100系, romanized: Tōbu N100-kei), branded Spacia X (スペーシアX), is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway on limited express services in Japan since 15 July 2023. A total of four 6-car sets were built by Hitachi to replace the ageing 100 series EMUs which have been in service 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
- 21.6 m long: about 5 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
- —
- status
- in service
- number built
- 24
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- operators
- Tobu Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 21.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q117861075, Wikipedia: Tobu N100 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.