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Seibu 6000 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 1992· electric multiple unit of Seibu Railway
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Seibu-Series6000-6001F: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Seibu-Ikebukuro-Line Series6000-6014: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Seibu 6000 Series set 6157 Fliner Rapid Express 20160328: ND750· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 6000 Series EMU - 53997413837: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Seibu 6000 at Higashikurume Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Seibu 6000 kei Fliner: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Seibu 6000 series 6101F 20220523- MG 2681: SEMISAYAMASHI· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Seibu 6000 series 6108F 20230411- MG 0888: SEMISAYAMASHI· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Seibu 6000 series set 6157 20151217: 星空の川に (Hoshizora no kawa ni)· CC BY 2.5
- 10. Seibu 6000 series SIV(NC-GAT150I) M6301 20250415- MG 1192: SEMISAYAMASHI· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Seibu 6000 series (西武6000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan. Twenty-five 10-car sets were manufactured by Tokyu Car Corporation and Hitachi between 1992 and 1998. Featuring several advances in design, accessibility, and technology over older Seibu Railway sets, the 6000 series was developed for use on through services to the TRTA (now Tokyo Metro) Yurakucho Line and to serve as the basis for future Seibu train types.
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 34 years ago, in 1992.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 34 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1992
- in service from
- 1992
- status
- in service
- number built
- 250
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Japan Transport Engineering Company, Hitachi, Tokyu Car Corporation
- operators
- Seibu Railway
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 190 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7446607, Wikipedia: Seibu 6000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.