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Kintetsu 26000 series

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

Kintetsu 26000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 KishujiRapid· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Kintetsu 26000 series (近鉄26000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since March 1990.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • seats 226passengers
  • built 8made 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

  • 20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 226: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built
—
status
in service
number built
8
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
formation
4 cars per trainset
length
20.7 m
capacity
226 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11639030, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 26000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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