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Tokyo Metro 7000 series

🇮🇩 Indonesia ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 1974· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Tokyo Metro 7000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 まも(Mamo)· Public domain

what is it?

The Tokyo Metro 7000 series (東京メトロ7000系, Tōkyō Metoro 7000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, between 1974 and 2022, and by KAI Commuter in Jakarta, Indonesia, since 2010 until 2025. The design is based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 6000 series trains used on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • power 165 kWpower output
  • seats 54passengers
  • built 340made 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 52 years ago, in 1974.
  • 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 52 years (1974–2026).

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

spec sheet

built
1974
in service from
1974
retired
2026
status
retired
number built
340
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇮🇩 Indonesia
builders
Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
KAI Commuter, Tokyo Metro, Teito Rapid Transit Authority
top speed
100 km/h
power
165 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead
formation
8/10 cars per trainset (Japan) and 8 cars per trainset (Indonesia)
length
20 m
capacity
54 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4209395, Wikipedia: Tokyo Metro 7000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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