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TWR 71-000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 2025· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 東京臨海高速鉄道 TWR 71-000 十条駅 (20251229) - cropped: Takeshi Aida· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. 東京臨海高速鉄道 TWR 71-000 十条駅 (20251229): Takeshi Aida· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. 東京臨海高速鉄道 TWR 71-000 赤羽駅 (20251229): Takeshi Aida· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit 71‑000 series (東京臨海高速鉄道71‑000形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the third-sector railway operator Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR) since 2025. A total of eight 10-car sets are to be built to replace the fleet of 70-000 series sets used on the Rinkai Line since its opening in 1996.

who runs it

Rinkai Line Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 140 kWpower output
seats 486passengers
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 1 years ago, in 2025.
20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 486: 10 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: 2025
in service from: 2025
status: in service
number built: 20
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators: Rinkai Line, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 140 kW
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system: (overhead catenary)
formation: 10 cars per trainset
length: 20 m
capacity: 486 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q123348436, Wikipedia: TWR 71-000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.