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Kita-Osaka Kyuko 9000 series

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

Kita-Osaka Kyuko 9000 series, photo 1 of 9
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what is it?

The Kita-Osaka Kyuko 9000 series (北大阪急行電鉄9000形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway ("Kitakyu") on the Kitakyu Namboku Line in north Osaka since April 2014.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 95 km/htop speed
  • power 170 kWpower output
  • built 60made 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

  • 18.9 m long: about 4 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
—
status
in service
number built
60
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kinki Sharyo
operators
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
top speed
95 km/h
power
170 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
(third rail)
formation
10 cars per trainset
length
18.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16931071, Wikipedia: Kita-Osaka Kyuko 9000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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