6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tokyo-Metro Series18000-18102 Test-Run: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Tokyo-Metro Series18000-18004: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. EF210 5 with Tokyo Metro 18000 series set 18101 20201002: 交通大臣 鉄道チャンネル· CC BY 3.0
- 4. Tokyo Metro 18000 Series 18101F 20210807: 腹鍛治· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Tokyo Metro 18000 Series 18101F Miyazakidai Station 20210823: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Tokyo Metro 18000 series set 18101 20201002: 交通大臣 鉄道チャンネル· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Tokyo Metro 18000 series (東京メトロ18000系, Tōkyō Metoro 18000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated Tokyo Metro on the Hanzomon Line in Japan. Introduced into service on 7 August 2021, a total of 19 ten-car trainsets are being manufactured by Hitachi Rail from 2020 to replace the aging Tokyo Metro 8000 series currently in service on the Hanzomon Line.
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 5 years ago, in 2021.
- 3.3 MW is about 39 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 50 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2021
- in service from
- 2021
- status
- in service
- number built
- 190
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Tokyo Metro
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 3.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
- weight
- 298 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q99943483, Wikipedia: Tokyo Metro 18000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.