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Kotoden 2000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 2026· Electric multiple units operated by Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railroad

Kotoden 2000 series, photo 1 of 8
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what is it?

The Kotoden 2000 series (Japanese: ことでん2000形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the railway operator Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) in Japan since 2026.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 4made in total

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.
  • 18 m long: about 4 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
2026
in service from
2026
number built
4
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
top speed
—
power
—
formation
2 cars per trainset
length
18 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q141212150, Wikipedia: Kotoden 2000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-11-14.

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