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Kintetsu 21020 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2002· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Kintetsu 21020 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Kintetsu 21020 series (Japanese: 近鉄21020系電車), nicknamed Urban Liner Next, is a limited express train of the Kintetsu Railway. the urban liner next runs from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu Nagoya station the train type received the Good Design Award and the Blue Ribbon Award in 2003.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 12made 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 24 years ago, in 2002.

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

spec sheet

built
2002
in service from
2002
number built
12
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
(overhead wire)
formation
6 cars per trainset

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11639027, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 21020 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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