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Osaka Municipal Subway 66 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 1990· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

🚇 metro electric ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. OsakaSubway66Series01: Kansai explorer ( talk / Contributions ) at the Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. 大阪市営66系電車: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. 66 Series EMU: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Osaka Metro 66 series 2019-11-17 (49929571042): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. Osaka Metro 66 Series 66602F at Nippombashi: さりと· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Osaka Metro 66 series 66913F: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Osaka Metro 66 series at Ebisucho Station 2019-11-17 (49929571347): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. Osaka Metro 66 Series on Hankyu Line: Nobbiman at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. Osaka Metro 66 series train on Hankyu Senri Line Yodo River bridge 2022-09-06: m-louis .®· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. Osaka Metro 66 Series: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
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1/10 Kansai explorer ( talk / Contributions ) at the Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Osaka Municipal Subway/Osaka Metro 66 series (大阪市交通局・大阪メトロ66系) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Osaka Municipal Subway in Japan since 1990.

who runs it

Osaka Municipal Transportation BureauOsaka Metro

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 180 kWpower output
  • built 136made 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 36 years ago, in 1990.
  • 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 36 years.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built
1990
in service from
1990
status
in service
number built
136
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
operators
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau, Osaka Metro
top speed
110 km/h
power
180 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead wire
formation
8 cars per trainset
length
18.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11440237, Wikipedia: Osaka Municipal Subway 66 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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