5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Sanyo 5030 20070701: ja:User:Jr223· Public domain
- 2. Sanyo 5030F at Nishi-shimmachi station: KishujiRapid· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Sanyo5030"kanbe"train: T.shima· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Sanyo5030"KIYOMORI": T.shima· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Sanyo5030f 2025-9-9: Train earth urban· CC0
what is it?
The Sanyo Electric Railway 5030 series (山陽電鉄5030系, San'yō Dentetsu 5030-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since June 1997.
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
- 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- status
- in service
- number built
- 12
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- Sanyo Electric Railway
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 170 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- (overhead wire)
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 19 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2379852, Wikipedia: Sanyo 5030 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.