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Fukuoka Subway 4000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 2024· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

🚇 metro electric ✓ in service
Fukuoka Subway 4000 series, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The Fukuoka Subway 4000 series (福岡市交通局4000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau on the Hakozaki Line and Airport Line in Fukuoka, Japan, since 2024. Eighteen 6-car sets are to be built.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 12made 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 2 years ago, in 2024.

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

spec sheet

built
2024
in service from
2024
status
in service
number built
12
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
operators
Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
formation
6 cars per trainset

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

Sources: Wikidata Q127159223, Wikipedia: Fukuoka Subway 4000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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