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Keihan 7200 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 1995· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Keihan 7200 series, photo 1 of 7
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what is it?

The Keihan 7200 series (京阪7200系, Keihan 7200-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1995.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • built 23made 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 31 years ago, in 1995.
  • 18.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 31 years.

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

spec sheet

built
1995
in service from
1995
status
in service
number built
23
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
operators
Keihan Electric Railway
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
7/8 cars per trainset
length
18.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11375791, Wikipedia: Keihan 7200 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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