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Shizuoka Railway A3000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 2016· Japanese train type introduced in 2016

Shizuoka Railway A3000 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Shizuoka Railway A3000 series (静岡鉄道A3000形, Shizuoka Tetsudō A3000-gata) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by the private railway operator Shizuoka Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, since 24 March 2016.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 90 km/htop speed
  • built 24made 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 10 years ago, in 2016.
  • 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
2016
in service from
2016
number built
24
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Shizuoka Railway
top speed
90 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
(overhead wire)
formation
2 cars per set
length
18 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q23542872, Wikipedia: Shizuoka Railway A3000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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