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Tokyu 300 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 1999· Japanese tramcar type

Tokyu 300 series, photo 1 of 5
1/5 Yaguchi· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Tokyu 300 series (東急300系, Tōkyū 300-kei) is a series of articulated trams built by Tokyu Car Corporation in 1999 for the Tōkyū Setagaya Line.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 40 km/htop speed
  • built 20made 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 27 years ago, in 1999.
  • 24 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 27 years.

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built
1999
in service from
1999
status
in service
number built
20
kind
tram / light rail
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company, Tokyu Car Corporation
operators
Tokyu, Tokyu Railways
top speed
40 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,372 mm Scotch gauge
electric system
600 V DC overhead lines
formation
2 articulated cars per tramset
length
24 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11526937, Wikipedia: Tokyu 300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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