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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 台鐵EMU900型電聯車: 中華民國交通部· Attribution
- 2. TRA ED9092 at Platform 2B, Baifu Station 20220313: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. EMU900 Series EMU: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Taiwan EMU900 Commuter, Qidu (20240114b) (53561757230): Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. TRA EMU900 at Shulin Marshalling Yard 01: 臺灣鐵路管理局· Attribution
- 6. TRA EMU900 at Shulin Marshalling Yard 02: 臺灣鐵路管理局· Attribution
- 7. 民國111年11月11日EMU900紀念印章: 臺灣鐵路管理局· Attribution
- 8. 臺鐵EMU900型電聯車於現代工廠: 中華民國交通部· Attribution
- 9. 04.01 總統出席「EMU900型空調通勤電聯車」首航典禮 - 51002526969: 中華民國總統府· CC BY 2.0
- 10. 04.01 總統出席「EMU900型空調通勤電聯車」首航典禮 - 51002527294: 中華民國總統府· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The EMU900 series is a series of electric multiple unit passenger trains operated by Taiwan Railway Corporation. Manufactured in South Korea by Hyundai Rotem, the trains are used on Local and Fast Local services, which stop at most stations. They entered service on 6 April 2021.
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.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 4.4 MW is about 52 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 206 m long: about 46 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
- 2021
- in service from
- 2021
- status
- in service
- number built
- 520
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- builders
- Hyundai Rotem
- designer
- MBD Technologies
- operators
- Taiwan railway, Taiwan Railways Administration
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- 4.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (nominal) from overhead catenary
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 206 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q57404203, Wikipedia: EMU900 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.