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Odakyu 9000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 1972· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Odakyu 9000 series, photo 1 of 4
1/4 First version: こうのいち at Japanese Wikipedia / * Latest version: Chabata k at Japanese Wikipedia .· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Odakyu 9000 series (小田急9000形, Odakyū 9000-gata) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan from 1972 until 2006.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 110 kWpower output
  • built 90made 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 54 years ago, in 1972.
  • Served for 34 years (1972–2006).

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

spec sheet

built
1972
in service from
1972
retired
2006
status
retired
number built
90
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation
operators
Odakyu Electric Railway
top speed
120 km/h
power
110 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead lines
formation
4/6 cars per trainset

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11463067, Wikipedia: Odakyu 9000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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