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Kintetsu 9020 series

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

Kintetsu 9020 series, photo 1 of 8
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what is it?

The Kintetsu 9020 series (近鉄9020系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 2000. In 2001, it was awarded the Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 185 kWpower output
  • built 40made 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
40
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
formation
2 cars per trainset
length
20.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11639060, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 9020 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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