5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Toyo-Rapid-Railway Series2000-2009: MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Toyo rapid railway 2000 series 2107F Out of service: Toyo2101F· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Toyo-2000: No machine-readable author provided. Takada@mex assumed (based on copyright claims).· Public domain
- 4. Toyo2000fukagawakensyakustkko: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 5. Toyo2000syanailed: ゆりのき橋 (鉄道趣味人)· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Tōyō Rapid 2000 series (東葉高速鉄道2000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Tōyō Rapid Railway, an extension of Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line. It replaces the Tōyō Rapid 1000 series. A total of 11 10-car sets were built between 2004 and 2006 by Hitachi, based on the Tokyo Metro 05 series 13th-batch (sets 05-140 to 05-143) (05N series) design.
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 22 years ago, in 2004.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 22 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2004
- in service from
- 2004
- status
- in service
- number built
- 110
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- operators
- Tōyō Rapid Railway
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7862752, Wikipedia: Tōyō Rapid 2000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.