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Nankai 1000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 1992· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Nankai 1000 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Nankai 1000 series (南海1000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan since 1992.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • built 76made 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 34 years ago, in 1992.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1992
in service from
1992
number built
76
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Nankai Electric Railway
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead wire
formation
2/4/6 cars per trainset

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11408111, Wikipedia: Nankai 1000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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