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Toei 6300 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 1993· Japanese train type
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Toei-Type6300 6301: MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Toei-Type6300-6332: MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Toei6300-ATO1: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Toei6300-VVVF2: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Toei6300-VVVF4: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Toei6300cab1: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Toei6300-ATO2: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Toei6300-ATO3: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Toei6300-AutoLock10: The RW place· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Toei6300-AutoLockSW: The RW place 。なお、車両外から撮影· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Toei 6300 series (都営6300形, Toei 6300-gata) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toei Mita Line in Tokyo, Japan. Introduced into service on 23 June 1993, a total of 37 six-car trainsets (222 vehicles) were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Kinki Sharyo between 1993 and 2000 to replace the non-air-conditioned Toei 6000 series.
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
- First built 33 years ago, in 1993.
- Weighs about as much as 31 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 29 years (1993–2022).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1993
- in service from
- 1993
- retired
- 2022
- status
- retired
- number built
- 222
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kinki Sharyo
- operators
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 180 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC Overhead wire
- formation
- 6 cars per set
- length
- 20.3 m
- weight
- 183 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q873063, Wikipedia: Toei 6300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.