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E993 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 2002· Japanese experimental train type
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- 1. Jreast e993: Chabata_k· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The E993 series (E993系) "AC Train" was an experimental 5-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan between 2002 and 2006.
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 24 years ago, in 2002.
- 16.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 4 years (2002–2006).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2002
- in service from
- 2002
- retired
- 2006
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 200 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- wheel arrangement
- 2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'+2'2'
- formation
- 5 cars per set
- length
- 16.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q843140, Wikipedia: E993 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.