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Odakyu 5000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 2020· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Odakyu 5000 series, photo 1 of 8
1/8 MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Odakyu 5000 series (小田急5000形, Odakyū 5000-gata) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan since 26 March 2020.

who runs it

base stats

  • seats 144passengers
  • built 100made 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 6 years ago, in 2020.
  • 20.4 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 144: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built
2020
in service from
2020
status
in service
number built
100
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Japan Transport Engineering Company, Nippon Sharyo
operators
Odakyu Electric Railway
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
overhead catenary
formation
10 cars per set
length
20.4 m
capacity
144 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q88850346, Wikipedia: Odakyu 5000 series (2019) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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