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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. KINTETSU12200 12249F: Oka21000· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Kintetsu 12200 and 22600 series Nara Line limited express 2014-01-25 (12364992293): 松原 誠· CC BY 2.0
- 3. Kintetsu 12200 series and Global Gate: Alpsdake· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Kintetsu 12200 series at Tsuruhashi Station 2019-11-17 (49925085438): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Kintetsu 12200 series Toba Station 2017-06-05 : Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. KINTETSU12200 1: Oka21000· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. KINTETSU12200 20130526: Oka21000· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. KINTETSU12200 20131108A: Oka21000· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. KINTETSU12200 20140412A: Oka21000· Public domain
- 10. KINTETSU12200 DOOR-U: Oka21000· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Kintetsu 12200 series (近鉄12200系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kintetsu Railway in Japan from 1969 to 2021.
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 57 years ago, in 1969.
- 20.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 52 years (1969–2021).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1969
- in service from
- 1969
- retired
- 2021
- status
- retired
- number built
- 168
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kinki Sharyo
- operators
- Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead lines
- formation
- 2 or 4 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q97348232, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 12200 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.