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Tokyo Metro 02 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 1988· Japanese train type

Tokyo Metro 02 series, photo 1 of 8
1/8 MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Tokyo Metro 02 series (東京メトロ02系, Tōkyō Metoro 02-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line subway in Tokyo, Japan, from 1988 until 2024. Its design is based on the Tokyo Metro 01 series.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 75 km/htop speed
  • power 120 kWpower output
  • seats 52passengers
  • built 336made 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 38 years ago, in 1988.
  • 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 30 years (1988–2018).

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

spec sheet

built
1988
in service from
1988
retired
2018
status
retired
number built
336
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Tokyo Metro, Teito Rapid Transit Authority
top speed
75 km/h
power
120 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
formation
6 cars per Marunouchi Line trainset, 3 cars per Branch Line trainset
length
18 m
capacity
52 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5353362, Wikipedia: Tokyo Metro 02 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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