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Kintetsu 5820 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2000· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Kintetsu 5820 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Kintetsu 5820 series (近鉄5820系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 2000.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 185 kWpower output
  • built 42made 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 26 years ago, in 2000.
  • 20.7 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
2000
in service from
2000
number built
42
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kinki Sharyo
operators
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
top speed
110 km/h
power
185 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead line
formation
6 cars per trainset
length
20.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11639042, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 5820 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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