what is it?
The Kintetsu 2400 series (近鉄2400系, Kintetsu 2400-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 1966 on many of its commuter lines in the Kansai area of Japan.
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 60 years ago, in 1966.
- 20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 170: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 38 years (1966–2004).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1966
- in service from
- 1966
- retired
- 2004
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kinki Sharyo
- operators
- Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- 155 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead wire
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.7 m
- capacity
- 170 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q110722988, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 2400 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.