4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Sendai-Tozai-Line Series2000-2513: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 2000 Series EMU: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Sendai subway 2000 series: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Sendai Subway 2000 series: 甲武 at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Sendai Subway 2000 series (仙台市交通局2000系) is a Japanese rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Sendai City Transportation Bureau on the Sendai Subway Tōzai Line, which opened in December 2015.
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 11 years ago, in 2015.
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 66.5 m long: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2015
- in service from
- 2015
- number built
- 60
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kinki Sharyo
- operators
- Sendai City Transportation Bureau
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- (nominal) from overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′+B′B′+B′B′+B′B′
- formation
- 4 cars per trainset
- length
- 66.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16939061, Wikipedia: Sendai Subway 2000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.