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Tokyu 7000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 2007· Japanese train type

Tokyu 7000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Tokyu 7000 series (東急7000系, Tōkyū 7000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan since December 2007.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 85 km/htop speed
  • power 190 kWpower output
  • seats 133passengers
  • built 45made 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 19 years ago, in 2007.
  • 18.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 133: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built
2007
in service from
2007
number built
45
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Tokyu, Tokyu Railways
top speed
85 km/h
power
190 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
(overhead wire)
formation
3 cars per trainset
length
18.1 m
capacity
133 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7814060, Wikipedia: Tokyu 7000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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