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Kintetsu 22000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 1992· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Kintetsu 22000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 ignis· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Kintetsu 22000 series "ACE" (近鉄22000系「ACE」) is a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 1992.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 130 km/htop speed
  • power 135 kWpower output
  • built 86made 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 34 years ago, in 1992.
  • 20.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 34 years.

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

spec sheet

built
1992
in service from
1992
status
in service
number built
86
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kinki Sharyo
operators
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
top speed
130 km/h
power
135 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC, overhead line
formation
2/4 cars per trainset
length
20.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2044590, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 22000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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