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Kintetsu 16600 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2010· electric multiple unit train type operated in Japan by Kintetsu

Kintetsu 16600 series, photo 1 of 2
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what is it?

The Kintetsu 16600 series "Ace" (近鉄16600系「Ace」) is a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kintetsu Railway in Japan since 19 June 2010.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • built 4made 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 16 years ago, in 2010.
  • 20.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
2010
in service from
2010
number built
4
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kinki Sharyo
operators
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC, overhead line
formation
2 cars per trainset
length
20.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q12061016, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 16600 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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